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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... political gridlock in the US hit investor sentiment across the globe. A standoff between Republicans and Democrats in Congress has already caused the partial shutdown of the US federal government and the country is edging closer a deadline to raise its ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... world have been in decline for most of the past couple of weeks due to the standoff between Republicans and Democrats in Congress. The US government has partially shut down after the Congress failed to pass a budget and the two sides face an even more ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... lack of progress in the US, where the federal government has been in partial shutdown since October 1 as a deadlocked Congress failed to pass a budget. There is also growing concern the budget fight will lead to a more dangerous confrontation over the ...

Impasse ends when Wall Street says stop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street suffered hefty losses as the US partial government shutdown continued and worries climbed that the nation may default. At 0807 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013
Australian shares are firmer despite the continuation of a US Congressional stand-off over budget negotiations. Wall Street and European equity markets dropped overnight as the partial US government shutdown entered its third day. But the local market ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... Australia, the market on Tuesday fell in choppy trading, after the United States government partially closed down because Congress failed to agree upon a new budget. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index dropped 12.1 points, or 0.23 per cent, to 5,206.8 points. ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
... be down slightly. Shares dropped by 1.6 per cent on Monday when it became apparent a stand-off in US budget talks in Congress meant a temporary shutdown of the federal government was likely. "We reacted yesterday, and given the US market had a reaction ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... agreement over the budget this weekend," Mr Radford said. "But I think markets can see they will come to an agreement, they (Congress) won't let the federal government shut down." Mr Radford said the local market was likely to close higher on Friday ...

The budget and the ceiling - never again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013