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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... the most significant development on the market this morning." He said the unemployment figures had boosted the Australian dollar and would probably help the local share market hold on to most of the gains made in earlier trading. Early trading on the ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... Monthly building approval figures for Australia, released on Wednesday, were disappointing but affected the Australian dollar more than the share market, Mr Le Brun said. Approvals for the construction of new homes fell 5.0 per cent in February. BHP ...

The waiting game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... speech in Hong Kong last week. Then again, it might not be as an easy peasy picking as it seems given that the Australian dollar is going the way opposite to what GG wants it to go. It's climbing back up and looks headed to US$0.93. "The long-running ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... lunch. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed lower, weighed down by weaker commodity prices and a stronger Australian dollar. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 26.7 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 5,350.1. The broader All Ordinaries index shed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
A fall in commodity prices and a strong Australian dollar has dragged all sectors of the local share market down. Dips in copper and gold prices have hurt resources stocks and, together with the Aussie dollar's rise to about 92 US cents, have hit local ...

First quarter stasis and A$ ADHD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... those who earn their dough trading real doughs. Yes Virginia, it's splashed all over the front pages today. The Australian dollar has climbed to a four-month high (and rising?). The A$ fetched as high as US$0.9246 in overnight trade, reportedly following ...

A$ rising on China slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... Glen Stevens won't be a happy little Vegemite this morning. No Virginia... not with headlines proclaiming the Australian dollar's comeback - as in, it's again on the rise against the US dollar. My Bloomberg screen shows the A$ fetched as much as US0.9150 ...

Super is now an economic driver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
Industry Super Australia (ISA) will argue to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) that superannuation is now a mature contributor to the Australian economy and should be integrated into the nation's economy's macro management infrastructure. The ISA claim ...

GSAM global bond fund receives Zenith rating

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... Global Strategic Bond Fund has received a 'Recommended' rating from research and ratings provider Zenith. The Australian dollar-based strategy is designed to provide income and total return through exposure to a broadly diversified portfolio of fixed ...

A-dollar zero point six six

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2014
... Bank's chief economist for Australia Adam Boyton has made the headlines with his fearless forecast that the Australian dollar would be worth 0.66 dollar-US by the end of next year. The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) even reproduced the charts Adam used ...