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Morning Market Wrap: Gains continue; US$ weakens

... due today. The Australian dollar opened stronger today as the United States dollar weakened following US President George W Bush's warning to Japan against currency intervention. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6899/04 compared ...

Morning market wrap: Power blackout hits US share price futures, supports bonds

... sharply with the blackout, although terrorism has been ruled out as a cause of the power cuts. Earlier in the day, President Bush announced alleged terrorist 'Hambali' had been captured in south-east Asia and was now in US custody. The president's announcement ...

Morning market wrap: Uncertainty plays on investor minds

... with uncertainty and have been non-committal as trading volume was down significantly in Wall Street. US President George W. Bush and his UK counterpart Tony Blair have said that the war in Iraq will continue as long as it takes to win. Financial Standard's ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries rise as Bush imposes deadline

... index rose on the back of further strong gains on global equity indices. The sense of urgency injected by US President's Bush 48-hour deadline for Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq or face war was clearly interpreted positively by investors, who have been ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries surge higher, NAB up 4.5%

... 225 8004.91 +133.27 Paul Cully The All Ordinaries index surged to a 93.40 point gain to finish at 2804.40 as US President Bush's push for war against Iraq continued to bring buyers out of the woodwork. With the uncertainty surrounding the conflict apparently ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries continues downward trend

... trend reflected a fall in global equities across the board. Meanwhile war looks increasingly likely as US President George W. Bush said that he will force a UN vote for war against Iraq, as 300,000 coalition troops stand ready for action against Iraq. ...