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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... down 10 points at 5,599. Wall Street stocks closed mostly lower on Friday night following a cautious appraisal of the US jobs market by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and increased tensions over Ukraine at the Jackson Hole summit of central bankers. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... down 75.5 points, or 1.34 per cent, at 5,547.6 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have finished lower despite a solid US jobs report and generally good corporate earnings as investors took a cautious stance after Thursday's rout. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... down 75.5 points, or 1.34 per cent, at 5,547.6 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have finished lower despite a solid US jobs report and generally good corporate earnings as investors took a cautious stance after Thursday's rout. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

All that jazz, all nonsense

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... Milwaukee-based RW Baird & Co., which oversees $110 billion, said in a phone interview." (Bloomberg) Double duh! If the US jobs numbers for June is as strong, as superlative as many were told it was when it hit the headlines last week, then wouldn't ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... stocks ended the week on a muted note as traders paused after the previous day's solid gains that followed forecast-busting US jobs data, dealers said. Frankfurt's DAX 30 on Friday closed down 0.20 per cent to 10,009.08 points, while the CAC 40 in Paris ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... still downwards. He said investors were looking ahead to Thursday's European Central Bank meeting and Friday's monthly US jobs report as possible catalysts for a change in direction. At 1202 AEST, in the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton was ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... the previous day's records as investors looked ahead to Thursday's European Central Bank meeting and Friday's monthly US jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 21.29 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 16,722.34, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.73 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... economic news. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said local investors had shown a weak reaction to strong US jobs figures released on Friday night. Investors were also considering local building approvals figures and waiting for the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... market looks set to open higher despite a negative close on Wall Street as increased Ukraine tensions overshadowed strong US jobs figures. At 0810 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was up seven points at 5,454. The US economy ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after a mixed performance on Wall Street ahead of key US jobs figures. At 0645 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 5,447. Locally in economic news on Friday ...