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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
... prospects of the steel making commodity, which is Australia's largest export. The iron ore price fell under $US100 per tonne overnight for the first time since 2012, putting more pressure on the share market, where nearly half of the listed companies ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is weaker as disappointing European growth numbers overnight sent investors looking for safety. Share markets on Wall Street, Europe and in Asia fell heavily along with commodity prices. German bonds and US treasuries rose. ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... budget, which will be an overall negative for gross domestic production growth moving forward." A rise in commodity prices overnight helped buffer some mining stocks, he said. At 1020 AEST, BHP Billiton was nine cents higher at $38.39 while Rio Tinto ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... for the market so, if anything, we expected the market to open higher," she said. "There was a mixed session in the US overnight but nothing that has impacted on our market. "The biggest thing dragging the market down is the fact two big banks are going ...

Masseurs Tony and Joey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... for one, watched the Australian dollar's reaction while watching Joey speak last week. After closing at US$0.9362 in overnight trade, the A$ dropped to US$0.9336 heading into the Budget speech.A It reached a high of US$0.9383 as the speech got under ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... China's economy, the world's biggest metals consumer. This and a strong rally in technology stocks that lifted US markets overnight had boosted the Australian share market ahead of the federal government's budget release on Tuesday night, Lonsec general ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... underperforming. "Another factor in today's market is the turnaround in sentiment that occurred during the US session." Overnight on Wall Street, shares finished mostly lower as investors assessed the latest batch of US company earnings and sold utility ...

Action! in June

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... from a 2 1/2 year high, dropping to as low as $US1.3849 from $US1.3993. It was at $US1.3868 at 6.13pm Frankfurt time. Overnight interbank borrowing costs declined, making the forward curve the most inverted since December 2011". And he made no bones ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... made upbeat comments about the American economy. US equity markets recovered some losses after Dr Yellen told Congress overnight that the US economy is on track for "solid growth" in the second quarter, Commsec market analyst Steven Daghlian said. Mr ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
... the US. IG market strategist Chris Weston said it had been a lacklustre start to the morning following a mixed lead overnight. He said there was no major market moving news and investors were looking ahead to the release of closely-watched US non-farm ...