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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... HONG KONG - Shares in Asia have bounced sharply upwards as bargain hunters moved in to take advantage of recent falls and traders pounced on a weakened yen. But there were warnings that the surge could quickly run out of steam because of poor global ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... tumbled 2.95 per cent, or 596.51 points, to 19,616.40 while Shanghai shed 1.96 per cent, or 49.54 points, to 2,478.74, with traders citing fears about persistent inflation in China and its possible dampening effect on growth. Markets in Asia were taking ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... was trading at 106.06 US cents, down from 106.94 US cents on Friday. ANZ senior markets dealer Alex Sinton said currency traders were hesitant to make relatively riskier investments, like the Australian dollar, following bad economic news out of the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
The Australian dollar was fractionally higher at noon, as traders await significant US employment figures due on Friday night. At 1200 AEST on Friday, the Australian dollar was trading at 107.26 US cents, up from 107.20 US cents on Thursday. Since 0700 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... consumer spending figures and hopes US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke will deliver if the economy needs another boost. Traders said Bernanke's speech on Friday suggested that if there is no immediate action in the offing, the Fed would step in ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... equities this week, and a move to 1.07 (US cents) could be on if bad news stories can be kept to a minimum," he said. Traders were waiting on significant economic data due out later this week, including domestic retail sales figures and capital expenditure ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
... director of currency research Kathy Lien said the speculation about a third round of stimulus from the Fed encouraged traders to buy high-risk, high-yielding assets such as the the Australian dollar. "The Aussie (dollar) gained strength because of the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... cents and 104.20 US cents over then next 24 hours, he said. Meanwhile, the Australian bond market was firmer at noon as traders sought out safe-haven investments. The September 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 95.805 (implying a yield of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... overnight, lending support to the Australian dollar. Mr Hollows said there was little economic news of significance to currency traders due on Thursday. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will release data on Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... lead from general risk attitude after the release of economic data from Europe and the US tonight." Mr Waterer said forex traders were waiting also on the outcome of a debt crisis meeting on Tuesday night between the leaders of France and Germany. "Traders ...