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Fed policymaker says oil surge "significant shock"

... barrel, up about 70 percent since the start of the year. Adjusted for inflation, however, it is well below the peak of 1981. Traders in the oil market were pricing a barrel of crude in the long run at 39 dollars, meaning they expected a large portion ...

Australian dollar firmer at midday bonds steady ahead of US jobs data

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2004
... US dollar overnight and other major crosses as commodity currencies generally dominated the New York session. Cautious traders pushed the US dollar lower against several major currencies ahead of tonight's important September US non-farm payrolls report. ...

Macquarie launches into retail hedge funds

... investment strategies include a group of three diversified funds of international hedge funds and a group of three tactical traders. "The expertise of the global hedge fund managers we have chosen are generally not available to the retail investing market ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2004
... Exchange, the December share price index contract was two points firmer at 3644 on a volume of 523 contracts. On the day traders will be focused on James Hardie, which yesterday was told that its asbestos liabilities could be as much as $2.24 billion ...

Aust bond market opens broadly unchanged ahead of US jobs report

The Australian bond market opened broadly unchanged today as traders awaited an upcoming United States jobs report for their next lead. Early today the yield on the Commonwealth Government May 2013 bond was at 5.425% from 5.440 at yesterday\'s close ...

UK launches probe into Citigroup bond trading

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2004
... variety of maturities, in 11 markets off 13 different platforms, 11 of which were on the electronic trading platform MTS. Traders at rival banks said Citigroup sold the securities in a short space of time, causing them to fall in value, and bought many ...

New disclosure laws for brokers and mortgage managers

... Newly introduced legislation taking effect as of yesterday will require some finance brokers, mortgage managers and motor traders to enter a finance broking contract (FBC) with their customers, and to disclose commissions and other benefits. The new ...

US: New York oil hits all-time high of $US43.85

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2004
... spiked at an unprecedented $US43.85 a barrel before settling at a record high finish of $US43.80, up $US1.05 on the day. Traders said it could hit $US45 soon. London\'s Brent North Sea crude for September rose US77 cents to $US40.02 per barrel, the first ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2004
... expected to open slightly weaker from friday\'s close, after weakness in the US market at the end of last week. However, traders did say that domestic influences, rather than external ones, would be the driver for the market. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market wrap

... US share price indices closed softer on Friday. The release of weaker than expected jobs data sent Wall Street lower as traders reassessed the outlook for the US economic recovery. The weak data release also undermined the US dollar, firing the Australian ...