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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
... awaiting the outcome of a Beijing meeting debating major economic reforms. Trading sentiment was buoyed on Monday by strong US jobs figures and by healthy industrial production figures out of China - further evidence of a steady recovery from a slowdown ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
The Australian stock market has opened higher after stronger than expected US jobs figures lifted investor sentiment on Wall Street. Commsec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the local market was following Wall Street higher on Monday in the wake ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street's strong gains following better-than-expected US jobs figures. At 0802 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 55 points at 5,464. The US Labor Department ...

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LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... was up 18 points at 5,398. The first reading on US third-quarter gross domestic product is due out on Thursday, monthly US jobs report for October on Friday and US factory orders figures on Monday. Locally, in economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mostly down, while the US dollar sank after weaker-than-expected US jobs data raised expectations the Federal Reserve will keep its stimulus program in place. The September report out of Washington ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets as investors interpret US jobs figures as meaning the Federal Reserve will continue its stimulus measures. At 0817 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... market looks set to open slightly higher following a mixed performance on international markets as investors await key US jobs figures. At 0807 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,346. With the US government ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mostly higher following a bounce on Wall Street that was fuelled by better-than-forecast US jobs data. However, trading is tentative as US lawmakers remain unable to reach agreement over a budget just days before a deadline ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
... Chinese import and export figures for August were strong and the US recorded moderate employment growth. The fact that US jobs growth was slightly below expectations increases the chances of the Federal Reserve there maintaining its stimulus program. ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
... stocks were boosted by improved growth figures and Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Olympics. Weaker-than-forecast US jobs figures raised concerns about the world's number one economy but also fuelled hope that the Federal Reserve will hold off ...