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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... take over as head of the Federal Reserve, overnight said the US economy was running "far short" of its potential, which traders have taken as a sign that the money printing won't stop anytime soon. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan described ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... withdrawing its economic stimulus. London's FTSE 100 benchmark index tumbled 1.44 per cent on Wednesday to 6,630 points as traders took a drop in unemployment and a statement by the Bank of England that Britain's economic recovery "has finally taken ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... per cent. The euro fell to $US1.3474 from $1.3516 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed as traders await the release of US growth and jobs data, but Tokyo ended slightly higher despite Nissan's lower earnings forecast. Tokyo ...

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LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... added 14.55 (0.37 per cent) at 3,936.59. LONDON - European stock markets rose and the euro gained against the US dollar as traders await key US economic data and European monetary policy updates due later in the week. Shares in HSBC were among the biggest ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... Westpac, has continued last week's trend of banks breaking earnings records with a $7.1 billion full year profit. However, traders were not impressed with its rate of growth and its shares were flat at $34.58. The other major banks were all posting gains ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index declined 10.91 (0.28 per cent) to 3,919.71. LONDON - European stock markets close as traders assessed the outlook for US stimulus and reacted to news of record-high eurozone unemployment. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
... and S&P 500 to records on Tuesday. LONDON - European stocks treaded water while the euro gained against the US dollar as traders reacted to a batch of company updates while awaiting the outcome of a US Fed policy meeting. After swinging between gains ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street as traders reacted to company earnings updates and US economic data ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting. At 0832 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... in a fairly narrow range throughout the session amid relatively little news. LONDON - European stock markets wobbled as traders marked time ahead of a key policy meeting of the US Federal Reserve due this week. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index rose ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
... Locally, the major banks, which represent four of the six largest stocks on the market, are all making solid gains as traders position themselves ahead of National Australia Bank and ANZ's release of full year results this week. ANZ is the best performer ...