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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... recent run of good economic figures from the US came to an end, with falls in industrial production for April and manufacturing activity in New York state in May. St George economist Janu Chan said the figures dampened hopes that the US Federal Reserve ...

Down, down, dollar down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... question is whether or not the A$ would be able to stay down long enough to reinvigorate the Australian exporting, manufacturing, retailing, tourism industries, etc. The flipside, of course, is can the US dollar remain strong and keep on strengthening ...

A long two-month wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... Thomson Reuters Regulatory Summit. Meanwhile, the Australian Industry Group is due to release the performance of manufacturing (PMI) index for March and the HIA its new home sales for the same month. In equities news, BT Investment Management is expected ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... late on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets slipped after US stocks tumbled on the back of weak employment and manufacturing data, as dealers eyed a policy meeting of the European Central Bank later in the day. Tokyo on Thursday closed down 0.76 per ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
The Australian market has opened lower as lacklustre Chinese manufacturing data impacts mining stocks. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said the local market was being dragged down by the resources sector as commodity prices drop after disappointing ...

May Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... global economic forces on domestics, the domestic releases are nasty, nasty by their lonesome. In Australia, the AiG manufacturing index 'slump' (that's the word I found in most headlines) by 7.7 points to 36.7 in April - the lowest level since May 2009 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on Wall Street following weak employment and manufacturing data, and as the Federal Reserve stuck to its aggressive economic stimulus program. At 0751 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... fresh five-year high on Tuesday. There is also nervousness about offshore events, including the release of Chinese manufacturing figures on Wednesday and weak European and US data with their central banks meeting this week to nut out policy positions. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... Thomson Reuters Regulatory Summit. Meanwhile, the Australian Industry Group is due to release the performance of manufacturing (PMI) index for March and the HIA its new home sales for the same month. In equities news, BT Investment Management is expected ...