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AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... - Asian markets were mixed following strong gains on Wall Street, with Tokyo enjoying a significant bump due to the US dollar's rise against the yen. Tokyo on Friday closed up 0.79 per cent, or 152.68 points, at 15,291.64, Sydney rose 29.07 points, or ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... little positive reaction after a closely watched indicator showed a slight pick-up in Chinese manufacturing activity. The US dollar edged higher following a surprising rise in US inflation while the euro edged up after falling on speculation that the ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... widen its stimulus program. Speculation about further monetary easing in the eurozone pushed the euro lower, while the US dollar gave up some of its US gains in early Japanese trade. Tokyo - which surged almost four per cent on Monday before losing 2 ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... and fresh fears over Greece. The figures from Washington calmed nerves slightly, and helped push oil higher, while the US dollar and euro ticked up against the yen in the afternoon. Tokyo reversed a morning advance to end 1.40 per cent lower, with exporters ...

The good oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014
... 16.4% to US$82.25 per barrel. According to the IEA, this is due to abundant supply, slowing demand growth and a strong US dollar. According to me, this is the other side of the same slowing growth coin financial markets are currently sweating over. And ...

Are we there yet?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2014
... Similarly, we've also raised concerns a few months back over how slowing global growth and the rise and rise of the US dollar could come back to bite the US in the bum - the same concerns the minutes of the 16-17 September FOMC meeting (released last ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... the US Federal Reserve hinted it would not raise interest rates. Steady interest rates have a negative effect on the US dollar and bond yields, and increase the appeal of shares in both Australia and America. "It is risk-on today, with good gains in ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... following a heavy sell-off on Wall Street as a mixed bag of data raised concerns about the global economy, while the US dollar tumbled a day after breaking 110 yen for the first time in six years. Traders were now awaiting a European Central Bank (ECB) ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... Management pointed to a modest slowdown in September manufacturing activity compared with the prior month. The strengthening US dollar, lower oil prices that have hit energy equities and the first confirmed US case of the Ebola virus, also prompted unease. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... ongoing weakness in the Aussie dollar and falls in commodity prices are the biggest drivers," he said. "The higher the US dollar travels the worst it is for commodity prices, generally speaking, and adding to this is less demand from China which is pushing ...