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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2006
... metals recycler Sims Group. NEW YORK - US stocks rose on Thursday, helped by inflation data that lifted hopes the Federal Reserve won't have to raise interest rates, but Dell Inc kept a lid on the broader market after it delayed its earnings report. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2006
... Austereo, Burns Philips & Co and Southern Cross Broadcasting. NEW YORK - US stocks rose after minutes from the Federal Reserve's recent policy-setting meeting said officials saw cutting US inflation as their greatest concern. Based on the latest available ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2006
... that even though the US saw 17 consecutive rate rises until this last couple of months, by March of next year the Federal Reserve may be under pressure to drop rates a notch to improve confidence in the economy. The Australian Tax Office has announced ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2006
... its longest losing streak in more than a year, as jobs data showing strength in the economy raised worries the Federal Reserve may need to resume raising interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 32.50 points to end at 11,986.04. The Standard ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006
... per cent. Although these cost increases feed into national inflation, the chances of another rate rise after the Federal Reserve Bank's meeting of December 12 remain slim as GDP growth of 1.6 per cent was recorded for the third quarter after 2.6 per ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
... climate of strong global economic data and optimism over earnings, although US stocks were mixed ahead of the Federal Reserve's meeting on interest rates. The FTSE 100 index closed up 32.1 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 6,214.6, the highest closing level ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
... government report that showed September's core producer prices exceeded expectations, and increased concerns the Federal Reserve would delay any cut in interest rates while industrial output fell, raising concerns companies may not sustain double-digit ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
... after some high-profile earnings disappointments sullied the outlook for corporate profits and minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting dashed hopes for an interest-rate cut any time soon. The Dow Jones industrial average closed 15.04 points ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2006
... the all ordinaries lost 53.2 points to 4,962.5. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied as strong earnings reports and the Federal Reserve's decision to leave interest rates unchanged for the second consecutive month increased optimism about the coming quarter. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006
... stocks finished barely changed as investors remained reluctant to take big positions before inflation data and the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates later this. The Dow Jones industrial average ended down 5.77 points at 11,555.00. The Standard ...