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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2006
... YORK - The three major US stock indexes posted their best gains in a year, driven by a surge in energy shares after oil prices hit a record high and as the Fed eased concerns about rising interest rates. Solid earnings from companies, including Merrill ...

Daily economic update

... Finally, Japanese consumer confidence fell to 47.9 in March from a 15-year high of 49.8 in the previous month as higher oil prices hurt sentiment. Remember that Japan is a major oil importer.

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2006
The Australian share market should open firmer as commodity and oil prices surged in the US overnight, suggesting a positive tone for the local bourse. Also, the decision by the board of stevedore Patrick Corp to accept a revised takeover offer from ...

Daily economic update

... plans by the Venezuelan government to impose higher taxes on international oil companies. The continued escalation of oil prices has a negative impact on disposable personal income and hurt consumer spending unless offset by increases in wages or debt ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2006
... biggest one-day fall in over a month as technology and auto stocks succumbed to profit-taking due to concerns higher oil prices could slow global economic growth. The Nikkei was down 255.58 points at 17,162.55. It was its biggest one-day percentage fall ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as concerns about higher oil prices and a mixed lead from base metals create negative momentum for the domestic bourse. With stockmarkets in both Europe and the US ending weaker overnight, higher ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
... the Australian Bureau of Statistics February lending finance data. NEW YORK - US blue chips edged higher as rising oil prices helped lift energy shares such as Exxon, but weighed on the broad market. On Nasdaq, semiconductor shares led losses after Banc ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2006
... Reserve more ammunition to push interest rates higher, overshadowing hopes for robust corporate profits. A drop in oil prices also hurt shares of major oil companies, including blue-chip Exxon Mobil. Major stock indexes suffered their biggest one-day ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2006
... highs the index hit earlier in the session as waning bid talk knocked mortgage bank Alliance & Leicester and rising oil prices pressured British Airways. The FTSE 100 share index ended up 1.6 points at 6045.7. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 6031.39 ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2006
... director of public policy Phil Burgess speaks in Melbourne. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied, helped by a drop in crude oil prices and comments from Federal Reserve officials that could signal the Fed is almost done with raising interest rates. The interest-rate ...