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Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2006
... month of June. On Friday, the the Australian stock market closed higher, after a boost from Wall Street ahead of the US employment data. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 15 points at 5135.3 while the all ordinaries firmed 18.4 points to 5096.5. ...

Daily economic update

... from no more rate hike to two more moves. These expectations are bolstered by recent data on wage inflation. The US employment cost index (ECI) rose by a lower-than-expected 0.8 per cent in the December quarter. The ECI increased by 3.1 per cent from ...

Weekly economic roundup

... of the US should provide impetus for a further sell-off or a short-covering rally in the local bourse. Updates on US employment, industrial production and retail sales and consumer confidence should also give markets further clues on America's growth ...

US March job growth at four-year high, stuns market

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
US employment rose last month at the fastest pace in nearly four years as hiring jumped in a wide array of industries, the government said on Friday in a surprisingly strong report that stunned financial markets. The report, which showed the labor market ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2004
... the decline in the Australian dollar. While in the United States, stocks were mixed on Friday night after a weak US employment report. By 0709 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange today, the March share price index contract, a key indicator of the day's ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares, bonds close down

... weaker territory after United States Treasury yields pushed higher overnight on Friday, hit by better-than-expected US employment data. The weakness was compounded in the run up to the release of the RBA's policy statement. But National Australia Bank ...

Midday market wrap: Shares, bonds both ease on stronger US data

... 2006 bond was at 5.820 per cent from 5.780. US Treasury yields pushed higher on Friday after better-than-expected US employment data. National Australia Bank strategists said stronger economic reports and central bank rate hikes were still setting the ...