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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... Profit-taking kept stocks in check following two days of broad gains, while Japan's Nikkei ended higher on late buying as the US dollar rose against the yen following a sell-off in New York. Tokyo added 0.11 per cent, or 15.92 points, to 14,615.04, while ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... markets mostly rose following a rally in the previous session, while Tokyo enjoyed a pick-up after a long weekend as the US dollar remained strong against the yen. Wall Street provided strong support after the Dow and S&P 500 closed at record highs for ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... but gold and mining stocks were the exception, pulled down by a fall in the precious metal's price and a rise in the US dollar. The positive mood in US equities came after US Federal Reserve board member James Bullard on Friday suggested the central ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... offset by profit-taking after the previous day's broad gains. Japan's Nikkei edged higher as traders bought back into the US dollar following comments from the head of the US Federal Reserve that its stimulus program would be kept in place for some time. ...

Peace, be still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... old London town went higher punctuated by the Dow and the S&P 500 closing at new record highs. US bond yields and the US dollar fell (and the A$ rose). See? Told you the A$ weakness was more a US dollar story than the "Australia is headed for a recession" ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... drive would be kept in place "for the foreseeable future", but Tokyo's advance was capped as the yen surged against the US dollar. The news poured cold water on expectations the central bank would start to pull back on massive bond-buying later this ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... foreseeable future is what's needed in the US economy." IG Markets strategist Stan Shamu said the comments pushed the US dollar lower, which was good news for risk assets, like the Aussie. "We saw the the euro rally, we saw the Aussie dollar rally and ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... reduction in the asset purchases would be merited. LONDON - European stock markets fell while the euro recovered against the US dollar, as traders' focus fell on Italy after a credit rating downgrade. Weak Chinese trade data added to concerns about economic ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... rise in US job creation fuelled concerns the Federal Reserve will soon start to reel in its huge stimulus program. The US dollar edged down a tad after posting strong gains against the yen in New York on Friday following the non-farm payrolls figures ...

SSgA launches hedged international equities ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... financials and resources dominated Australian market. "The value of the Aussie dollar relative to other currencies, like the US dollar, has historically been very volatile and this can have a significant impact on the value of an investor's international ...