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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street after a batch of data reinforced optimism that the US economy is recovery. At 0645 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 16 points at 5,313. ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... indicated the rough timeframe for an interest rate hike, which was sooner than investors had expected, causing a fall on Wall Street. The comment from Janet Yellen was the key reason for weaker trading on the local market, CMC Markets chief market analyst ...

Calm over Crimea and US houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... Excusez-moi s'il vous plait. Pardon my French, Virginia. Some of the headlines made me do it. The headlines that say Wall Street's up because of easing tensions in the Ukraine and... "improving outlook for the biggest economy" (you know who you are). ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street as tensions between the US and Europe and Russia continued with Crimea expected to vote to break from Ukraine. At 0810 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following sharp falls on Wall Street as Russia-Ukraine tension escalates and rhetoric between the US and Russia intensifies. At 0645 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was down ...

SEC prioritises cybersecurity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... system. Awareness of cybersecurity as a systemic threat has risen following realisation that the financial system and Wall Street in particular is in essence just a data and transaction network. The growing use of the internet as the hosting environment ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... $US1.3863 late in New York the day before. HONG KONG - Asian markets sank, taking their lead from another selloff on Wall Street, while Tokyo took a hit as the yen climbed against the US dollar with profit-takers moving in following last week's greenback ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... about China's economy and falling commodity prices continue to weigh on investors. There was also a weak lead from Wall Street where the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.41 per cent, continuing the fall from last week's gains as investors await ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following in Wall Street's downward lead after a report showing a drop in small business sentiment and disappointing sales data. At 0812 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was ...

Bottoms up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... AA+ -- both US benchmark equity indices have never looked back to 9 March 2009 since. In spite of all these shocks, Wall Street went on a record breaking run. The S&P 500 index closed at a record 1878.04 points at the end of last week's trading activity ...