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Australian market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... the Greek debt negotiations, volatility in the bond market and worries about growth after the IMF cut its US economic forecast. Locally on Friday, the Australian Industry Group and the Housing Industry Association releases its performance of construction ...

Floating in money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
What lifts all boats? Nah, Virginia, it's no longer "a rising tide" - not if you believe the IMF's latest annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) report published this month where it printed, "Output across advanced and emerging market economies remains ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... according to preliminary figures. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have surged after the Federal Reserve trimmed its US economic forecast and signalled a cautious approach to raising interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday advanced ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a record high following the Republican win in the US midterm elections. At 0910 AEST on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up 14 ...

Investors should be wary of mixed USD signals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
Mixed signals coming from the US Fed's monetary policy committee should temper investors from overreacting to expectations of rising US rates and an increasing USD, noted Amundi Asset Management in its latest global investor update. Causing the ambiguity ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower after mainly negative performance on Wall Street as oil prices slump. At 0828 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,501. In local economic news ...

CBA: Expect higher inflation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... Blythe has warned Australia to expect higher inflation as the dollar continues to fall. Presenting his 2014 economic forecast at an Australian Institute of Company Directors' (AICD) lunch in Sydney, Blythe said Australia would need to negotiate an "inflation ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... a stream of generally lacklustre earnings reports and a modest upgrade to the International Monetary Fund's economic forecast. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 44.12 points (0.27 per cent) at 16,414.44. But the broad-based ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street with traders nervous amid relentless partisan squabbling over a US budget bill to avert a partial US government shutdown. At 0759 AEST on Monday, the September share price ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after US markets closed at record highs in their previous trading session. At 0815 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up nine points at 5077. In economic news on Monday ...