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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
The Australian share market has followed offshore markets higher in opening trade, with investors encouraged by signs from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that the US would keep interest rates low. At 1013 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
The Australian dollar has risen almost one cent and pushed past 105 US cents for the first time in six days following indications from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that the US would keep interest rates low. At 0700 AEDT on Tuesday, the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
Australian shares are edging closer to a seven-month high after Wall Street closed at its highest level since the end of 2007. Positive comments from United States Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, including expectations that the unemployment rate ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
Australian stocks market opened nearly one per cent lower on Thursday following Wall Street's lead where US markets tumbled following the Federal Reserve chairman's address to Congress. Austock securities client adviser Michael Heffernan attributed ...

No please explain needed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
Oh-em-gee! What a lotta cow droppings. I hope you're 'LOL' after reading this morning's commentaries of the happenings on The Street while we were sleeping. According to 'expert' analysis, "S&P 500 snaps four-day advance" (Bloomberg) and the Dow gave ...

Fears Volcker Rule will hit sovereign bond trading

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
Central banks are lobbying the US government to relax key aspects of the Volcker Rule that they fear could weaken trading volumes for their sovereign bonds. The Volcker Rule was introduced by the Obama administration following the Global Financial Crisis ...

Volcker Rule dramatics continue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
The Volcker rule intended to be help protect banks from future failure is being torn between critics who think it will gut the US corporate bond market and Congressmen who think it still contains too many loopholes. Meanwhile, former US Treasury Secretary ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open flat, continuing Thursday's late trend and after falls on overseas markets. At 0704 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was down 17 points at 4,170. There is no economic or equities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher, after wall overnight closed up two per cent as upbeat US consumer spending figures lifted hopes that economic growth will pick up and Hurricane Irene caused less damage than feared. At 0714 AEST on Tuesday ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
The Australian dollar powered to a three-week high above 106 US cents by noon, buoyed by strength in equity markets as risk sentiment firmed following a speech by the US Federal Reserve chairman. At 1200 AEST on Monday, the Australian dollar was trading ...