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Washington watching Wall Street watch Washington

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... market is making strong gains on signs in the US of progress in negotiations to raise the country's debt ceiling. Republicans have held talks with President Barack Obama, enough to send global markets higher, even though the talks are yet to result in ...

Obama says no deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... Washington that threatens to plunge the US into default. President Barack Obama said he would meet leaders of the Republicans and Democrats to try to break the deadlock, which has shut down parts of the government for 10 days and could continue past ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... closed for a public holiday. With the government shutdown moving into a ninth day, global investors are concerned Republicans and Democrats will not find a way round a budgetary impasse before an October 17 deadline to raise the borrowing limit. WELLINGTON ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... session as concerns about political gridlock in the US hit investor sentiment across the globe. A standoff between Republicans and Democrats in Congress has already caused the partial shutdown of the US federal government and the country is edging closer ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... budget stand-off shows no signs of being solved, fuelling fears Washington will suffer a catastrophic default. Despite Republicans and Democrats digging in their heels and raising the stakes in the Capitol Hill deadlock the US dollar rebounded against ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... Stock markets across the world have been in decline for most of the past couple of weeks due to the standoff between Republicans and Democrats in Congress. The US government has partially shut down after the Congress failed to pass a budget and the two ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... the House of Representatives, does not defund President Barack Obama's health-care law, a prime objective of House Republicans. LONDON - European stock markets were hesitant as traders reacted to a US budget impasse, offsetting news of improving eurozone ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... slide in prices over the past week. Mr Radford said traders were putting aside concern about budget talks between Republicans and Democrats in the US. If the two sides cannot reach an agreement by the start of the new budget on October 1, the US Federal ...