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Morning Market Wrap: Soft start

The Australian sharemarket is likely to follow the soft lead higher from Wall St overnight, with the focus on Westpac Bank's annual results and a raft of annual general meetings. In New York, the Dow Jones moved slightly ahead, as investors paused after ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar strong after volatile night

The Australian dollar opened stronger today after a volatile night where it was pulled down by the euro. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6881/86 compared with yesterday's close of 0.6878/84. In overnight trading the local unit ...

Shares expected to post solid returns in the coming year: Oliver

Shares are expected to post solid returns over the next six to 12 months on the back of low interest rates and a positive outlook for the economy (which should boost profits). In his review of financial markets for September, Dr Shane Oliver, chief ...

New Zealand Reserve Bank keeps interest rate on hold

The New Zealand Reserve Bank's easing cycle has hit a wall due to the housing market boom. Dr. Allan Bollard, the bank governor, today left the official cash rate (OCR) unchanged at 5 per cent despite a cooling economy, slowing migration and barely ...

Morning market wrap: US shares charge higher

After a pause last week shares in the US were given a fresh boost by encouraging economic data, pushing the Dow Jones index up 179.97 points to 8781.35. Domestically shares in Trans-Tasman financial services group will come under fresh scrutiny after ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries in wait-and-see mode

The All Ordinaries index was virtually unchanged over the course of the day, reflective of the mood of caution across global shares indices ahead of the weekend pause. Chart-watchers will be keenly tracking the progress of prices, to see if any correlation ...