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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons in a devastating attack on civilians. Warnings stepped up from the United States, France and Britain that Damascus would be held accountable for the August 21 attack, sparking market worries of a possible ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
The Australian share market has opened lower after the United States' condemnation of chemical weapon attacks in Syria triggered sharp falls on Wall Street. After opening on Tuesday, the All Ordinaries were down 24.8 points, or 0.48 per cent, at 5,102.3. ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... housing market sales on Friday allayed fears of an early stimulus rollback and led to rallies in Europe and the United States. Sydney closed up 0.23 per cent, or 12.0 points, at 5,135.4 and Seoul gained 0.95 per cent, or 17.70 points, to 1,887.86. In ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... a mixed batch of economic data and a big jump in bond yields. Mr Lucas said any moves to curtail stimulus in the United States could cause ructions in the world's biggest economy. "I'm concerned when the taper will start," he said. "It will cause volatility," ...

Australia, a middle power between China and US

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
Australia is seen as a regional "middle power" which gravitates between China and the United States, and can benefit from the Asian giant's turn towards an economy more focused on consumption. "Australia is a middle power and it has a different concept ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... ending two weeks of gains by the market's largest companies. The weaker performance was linked to data out of the United States on Friday that showed less jobs were created than expected in July, CMC Markets senior trader Tim Waterer said. The benchmark ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... expected. In Australia, the market on Friday hit its highest point in more than two months as good signs from the United States overshadowed weaker local economic forecasts from the federal government. The S&P/ASX200 index posted its tenth consecutive ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
The Australian share market has rallied on the back of positive manufacturing data from the United States, undeterred by a weaker economic outlook from the federal government. The Australian share market was 0.7 per cent higher in early afternoon trade ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... 0.23 per cent, to 5,047.1 points. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied on strong economic data from China, Europe and the United States, pushing the S&P 500 to an all-time closing high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 128.48 (0.83 per cent) at 15,628.02 ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... the market on Wednesday closed higher as investors reacted to positive news out of China and uncertainty in the United States. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 4.8 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 5,052.0 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...