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Morning market wrap: US gains muted, economic realism bites

The Dow Jones edged higher overnight but the significant rally was again across the Atlantic, as stocks in London jumped 121.40 points to 3935.80. The US market has been much less enthusiastic over recent trading days, suggesting that even as the coalition ...

Morning market wrap: Economic fears replace war worries in US

The Dow Jones made modest ground on Friday and confidence that the war with Iraq will not turn into a prolonged conflict will have been buoyed by the coalition forces' progress into Baghdad over the weekend, but worries over the state of the US economy ...

Afternoon market wrap: Market lifted by war news

Late afternoon news that coalition troops had advanced to the heart of the Iraqi capital seemed to lift a weight off anxious investors, who responded with a late flurry of buying, pushing the All Ordinaries index up to 2935.60 points, a gain of 39.30. ...

Newspaper job advertisements up by 0.4% in March: ANZ

The total number of newspaper advertisements rose by 0.4% in March to 21,062 per week, the third consecutive monthly increase, according to monthly job advertisement figures released by ANZ today. But the total number of newspaper and internet job advertisments ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries up on war news

Investors reacted to the coalition advances on Baghdad over the weekend with enthusiasm, pushing the All Ordinaries index up 39.30 points to 2935.60. As troops encircled the Iraqi capital, hopes for a resolution to the conflict rose accordingly. Qantas ...

Australian economy set for 3.5% growth in 2003: JPMorgan

In its March 2003 quarterly banking survey, JP Morgan has said that the domestic economy will grow by 3.5 per cent in 2003 after a 3.8% economic growth in 2002. year. It forecasted that the economy in the short-term should be more than compensated for ...

Midday market wrap: Range-bound trading ahead of weekend

The All Ordinaries index edged marginally lower in sympathy with the Dow Jones, but there was little in the way of movement ahead of the weekend, when investors will again turn to events in Iraq. The major banks were all a little lower after some strong ...

Morning market wrap:Advance on Baghdad sparks advance on Wall St

Shares in the US surged higher as coalition forces appeared to be making significant inroads towards Iraq, following days of intense bombing of Iraqi positions. The news unleashed a wave of enthusiasm among US investors, pushing the Dow Jones index ...

Midday market wrap: News Corp, AMP lead index higher

The pendulum-like performance of the All Ordinaries index continued in the morning trading session, rising by 30.90 points to 2878.30 on the back of higher prices in the US and UK and strong buying interest in blue chips such as News Corp and AMP. Investors ...

Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today decided to leave interest rates unchanged at 4.75 per cent, in line with expectations. Data released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statisitics showing a slowdown in the housing construction market and ...