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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street rose decisively as investors bet that the Federal Reserve will stay the course on its economic stimulus policy. At 0800 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower despite gains on Wall Street at the end of last week. At 0845 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down 26 points at 4,759. In economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of ...

Aust shares open more than 1pc higher

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Australian market has opened stronger, raising hopes of an end to the sharp slide in shares in recent weeks. The ASX 200's one per cent-plus rise at the open follows similar gains on Wall Street overnight, following positive retail and unemployment ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street's rocky start ended with a more-than-one-per-cent gain, shrugging off fears that central banks will soon end their stimulus measures. At 0805 AEST on Friday, the June share price index ...

Sinking emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
We waited...and waited...and waited. All of last week we waited to get a better handle on whether it's gonna be taper on or taper off, after the latest update on the US labour market. But nah. While Wall Street rallied following the release of the US ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
The Australian share market is set to open lower on Tuesday after a lacklustre session on Wall Street. At 0753 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 17 points at 4,780. In local economic news, the Australian Bureau of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after erratic swings on Wall Street and falls on European bourses after the European Central Bank and Bank of England kept rates on hold. At 0817 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
Australian shares are weaker as a fall in the local currency stirs an exodus from equities. The Australian dollar plunged to its lowest level since October 2011, hitting 95.11 cents in early Thursday trade. RBS Morgans Ipswich manager Tony Russell said ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after a mixed performance on international markets overnight. At 0810 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 19 points at 4,879. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian ...

Downswing in bond yields clear path for Absolute Return Fixed Income

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
The imminent end of the bond bull-market means now is the time for investors to consider absolute return fixed income strategies, according to GAM head of structured investments Rossen Djounov. Visiting Australia from London to promote the GAM Fixed ...