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AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... release of Chinese economic statistics at the weekend and global sentiment was dampened by the upcoming Scottish independence vote and weak inflation data. Tokyo climbed to a fresh eight-month high on Friday, gaining 0.25 per cent, or 39.09 points, to ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... mining stocks. Wall Street finished little changed overnight as concerns about the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence and weak global inflation dampened market sentiment. CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the local market was in the ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... have closed mixed amid concerns about French public finances and uncertainty over the outcome of Scotland's looming independence referendum. The euro on Wednesday slipped slightly against the dollar, which had hit a six-year high against the yen. The ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... have slumped as investors took profits while the sterling remained cowed over the uncertainty posed by Scotland's independence referendum. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies closed down 0.08 per cent to 6,829 points. Frankfurt's ADDAX 30 was down ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
... higher, with the exception of National Australia Bank. Mr Lucas said investors were considering whether the upcoming independence vote in Scotland would hurt NAB, given its exposure to Scotland's Clydesdale Bank. NAB was down 4.5 cents at $34.615, ANZ ...

Here we go again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... last night's explanations for why Wall Street did what it did - fall big time. It gave back all the gains of Independence Day Eve, and then some. Not anymore. That was yesterday's news my lady. Today it's all about weak growth. Bloomberg even had to ...

All that jazz, all nonsense

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... that when the headlines screamed, "Payroll Surge Fuels Self-Sustaining U.S. Expansion: Economy" (Bloomberg) last Independence Day eve. Then again, so what? If the US recovery has really hit self-sustenance velocity, then that's more reason to buy is ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... for the fourth consecutive session, despite a soft lead from overseas. US markets were closed on Friday for the Independence Day public holiday and European stocks mostly finished last week on a negative note, but Morgan's senior private client adviser ...

Governor Glenn lets his jaw drop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... letting it all rip at the same time that most of us were co-celebrating Dow 17K with our American brethrens on 'Independence Day' eve. On 3 July, Governor Glenn spoke before 'The Econometric Society Australasian Meeting and the Australian Conference ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... market looks set to open higher despite a muted showing on European markets and Wall Street being closed for Independence Day on Friday. At 0815 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 5,495. In local economic ...