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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... Europe and the US. A battery of better-than-expected headlines included data showing strong manufacturing activity in the eurozone and China, the lowest reading of weekly US jobless claims since January 2008 and decisions by the European Central Bank ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... while the euro was also slightly lower after enjoying some support on Wednesday thanks to some rare good news for the eurozone economy. Tokyo fell 1.14 per cent owing to a pick-up in the yen against the US dollar. The Nikkei lost 168.35 points to end ...

The tale of two PMIs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... market looks set to open higher despite falls on Wall Street but after gains on European markets following encouraging eurozone data. The Markit Eurozone Composite Purchasing Managers Index logged 50.4 points, above the 50-mark signalling growth, and ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... 1.38 per cent to end at 8,116.50 points after an upbeat short-term state bond auction eased fears over the debt-ridden eurozone nation. Li's comments that the "bottom line for economic growth is seven per cent" were interpretedas a hint Beijing would ...

Australian economy "professionally managed": World Bank

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... concerns about tapering of stimulus by the US Federal Reserve were superficial in the face of what may still arise from the eurozone debt crisis. "The European Central Bank has calmed markets by saying it would do whatever it takes to ensure the survival ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... fell 0.71 per cent to 3,851.03 points. In Britain, which is a member of the European Union but not the single-currency eurozone, annual inflation hit a 14-month peak in June, official data showed. Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation jumped to 2.9 per ...

Limbo of uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... really cared, Japan only just unveiled a mammoth monetary policy stimulus and there was peace and tranquillity in the Eurozone. And oh, as far as the domestic economy is concerned...it coincided with the beginning of the fall...of the Australian dollar ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... stocks closed on a positive note, boosted by better-than-expected earnings from US aluminium giant Alcoa and with the eurozone agreeing to release billions of euros in fresh aid for Greece, dealers say. The optimism stayed high even as the International ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... this week, and, later on Monday, European Central Bank boss Mario Draghi's speech on monetary policy in the troubled eurozone. The big miners were all weaker on Monday morning, with BHP Billiton down 42 cents to $31.18 and Rio Tinto 62 cents weaker at ...