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Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... lower after a volatile morning of trade, caused by mixed company earnings, a rise in unemployment, and a falling Australian dollar and oil price. The All Ordinaries index was down 0.2 per cent at noon on Thursday after opening higher. "It's been a day ...

CBA wealth management FUA up 11%

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
... construction sector, some signs of increased business investment, greater trade access supported by a lower Australian dollar and a strong banking sector are all contributing to an economy that remains the envy of most developed markets. However, the ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... energy sector was also higher as crude oil prices have rebounded almost 20 per cent in the last three days. An Australian dollar under 78 US cents was also beneficial for the resources sector. IG chief market strategist Chris Weston said low bond yields ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
The share market is firmer as a weakening Australian dollar and an uptick in oil prices helped the energy stocks and mining giant BHP Billiton. The local currency dropped to 77.26 US cents overnight, sinking closer to levels last seen in July 2009. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... to post half year results. In Australia, the market on Friday posted a seventh straight day of gains as the Australian dollar fell ahead of a potential rate cut by the Reserve Bank. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 18.8 points, or 0.34 per cent ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2015
... The share market continues to rise on anticipation of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank next week. A fall in the Australian dollar under 78 US cents was also good for companies with operations overseas, with the major banks and big resources companies driving ...

Government to blame for fall in business confidence

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015
... and State Street Global Advisors chief economist Christopher Probyn. Speaking about the fall in value of the Australian dollar, Eslake said that "the RBA is not going to cut the cash rate this year, but it will be as active as they have been in the money ...

iShares launches currency hedged international ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... increasingly in demand, the head of BlackRock's iShares business in Australia, Jon Howie said. "In recent years the Australian dollar has displayed equity-like volatility against the US dollar, adding another layer of risk to our clients' investment ...

Reasons to cheer amid gloomy predictions

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... economy will do well," Sherwood added. Unhedged portfolios exposed to global assets can benefit from the falling Australian dollar, which means "this is a good time to rebalance and get more exposure to industries such as healthcare, IT and biotechnology ...

Happy Australian dollar Day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
Australians all, let us rejoice for exactly on the day we celebrated our national day, the A-dollar dropped to US$0.7855 - its lowest level since July 2009 - bringing it closer to the US$0.75 mark that would make RBA Governor Glenn Stevens a happy little ...