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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
Australian shares are weaker as uncertainty about US stimulus measures hit Wall Street and local resource stocks. IG market analyst Stan Shamu said the local market opened 0.85 per cent weaker, following a 1.47 per cent slide on the Dow Jones Industrial ...

Uncertainty stinks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street after better-than-expected US jobless claims figures stoked fears of early US Federal Reserve stimulus tapering. At 0755 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures ...

Baby taper steps in one of the 'ber' months

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013

Onto the next worry: Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013

Strong US recovery to send bond yields through the roof

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
A faster and stronger-than-expected recovery in the US could send 10-year Treasury yields soaring to 10%, according to Magellan Financial Group chief executive officer and portfolio manager Hamish Douglass. In a presentation to advisers and other clients ...

Run China run

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets on strong Chinese data and better sentiment on the European economy. Chinese trade data for July showed that exports increased 5.1 per cent year-on-year to $US186.0 ...

The "ber" months are coming

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street overnight amid warnings of weaker company profits. At 0756 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 19 points at 5,041. In economic news ...