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In Sydney today, Australian stocks are likely to climb a little this morning after Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan overnight soothed US market fears of an imminent rate rise and offered an optimistic economic outlook. Negative sentiment from ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2004
... Australian stocks are set to stumble after US markets dropped sharply overnight following comments from Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan that were taken to imply that interest rates there could soon rise. The Australian share market pushed higher ...

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... compared with yesterday's close of 0.7872/77. The local unit rose by as much as one US cent after US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's testimony to congress on Wednesday drove investors to dump US dollars. Greenspan's commentary also removed ...

Market Wrap

The US dollar fell against most major currencies today on comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan expressing little concern over the US currency's recent decline. The dollar dropped as low as US$1.2838 per euro, nearing its record low of ...

Market Wrap

... Tuesday, erasing the previous session's losses, as investors anticipated upbeat comments on the economy from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan in testimony on Wednesday. The Dow was lifted by manufacturer 3M Co., which raised its dividend, and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2004
... six and a half year high overnight, as the United States dollar gained strength from comments made by Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7773/78 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7786/91. ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar weaker after US jobless claims plunge

... The boost to the US dollar from the employment report card was then enhanced by positive comments by US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan who said the labour market appeared to have stabilised. This pushed the Australian dollar further south as ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares, dollar end higher

... economic news out of the United States tonight on weekly jobless claims as well as an upbeat speech from US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan.

Midday market wrap: Australian bonds hammered

... Australian bond market was sharply weaker Wednesday morning, following overnight Congressional testimony by US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. Despite pledging to maintain the fed funds rate at low levels 'for a considerable time', bond investors ...

Midday market wrap: Australian shares open higher

... The Australian bond market was also a little firmer, as investors await testimony later this week from Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. The yield on the 10-year government bond was 5.01%, down from 5.04% Friday. The Australian dollar was hovering ...