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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
In Sydney today, 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 ...

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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as investors locked in gains from the previous session after disappointing jobless claims data and lackluster earnings news. No. 2 computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. dragged down the Dow Jones industrial average after saying ...

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 ...

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U.S. stocks rose on 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 ...

US Federal Reserve holds key short-term rate at 1%

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2004
The Federal Reserve, not wanting to upset the economic recovery, held a main short-term interest rate at a 45-year low today. Wrapping up a two-day meeting - the first regularly scheduled session of the year - Fed chairman Alan Greenspan and his colleagues ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2004
The Australian dollar opened weaker today, retreating from a fresh 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 ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar weaker after US jobless claims plunge

The Australian dollar opened weaker today against a broadly stronger US dollar but remained within its recent range above important support levels. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7058/63 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7121/26. ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares, dollar end higher

The Australian share market made it into positive territory just before the close of trading today, despite being weighed down by the banking sector for most of the session. Gains by market heavyweight News Corp and resource stocks managed to reverse ...

Government Telstra sale blocked by Senate

... votes are crucial to the Government its 50.1 per cent stake in the telco, have sided with Labor, the Democrats and the Greens to defeat the sale, in a 26-34 vote. But the Government has vowed to press ahead and reintroduce an unchanged bill in three ...