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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
... NEW YORK - An 11th-hour deal to end the US government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling sparked a strong rally on Wall Street, with gains of nearly 1.4 per cent. Although it was not a completely done deal - final votes were still required in both houses ...

Unthinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2013
... it has done in the recent past". Surprise, surprise. Not exactly the ideal deal outcome but 'twas good enough for Wall Street. Good because it would allow incoming Fed chairman Janet Yellen time to warm her seat before again contemplating the when and ...

Washington watching Wall Street watch Washington

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... Frankfurt's DAX 30 rose 1.91 per cent to 8,679.09 points, while the CAC 40 in Paris jumped 2.21 per cent to 4,218.11 points. Wall Street also skyrocketed, with the Dow Jones Industrial average up 1.56 per cent in midday trading, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq ...

Bears out a-haunting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... retreat, no surrender" theatrics... but fools they are not. They are well aware of the repercussions of their misdeeds. Wall Street hasn't given them the go ahead to shake hands... not yet. The S&P 500 index has lost a grand total of only 1.6% since ...

Counting up and counting down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
... Shutdown: Day 7 (going by the US time zone)...and counting. Can you feel it, can you feel it, can you feel it Virginia? Wall Street's back to the seesaw - up or down depending on every single blah US politicians' invoke over the shutdown and the debt ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street overnight as the US budget stalemate entered its second week with the government partially shut down. At 0815 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Impasse ends when Wall Street says stop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street suffered hefty losses as the US partial government shutdown continued and worries climbed that the nation may default. At 0807 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013
Australian shares are firmer despite the continuation of a US Congressional stand-off over budget negotiations. Wall Street and European equity markets dropped overnight as the partial US government shutdown entered its third day. But the local market ...