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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after mixed results on Wall Street following the release of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting minutes that signalled the central bank aims to unwind its stimulus measures earlier than thought. At 0820 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... $1.2774 from $1.2868 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose following another positive lead from Wall Street, while slightly higher than expected Chinese inflation provided some upbeat news about the world's number two economy. Shares ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street and European bourses as investors took a new look at upbeat US jobs data and looked forward to the kickoff America's earnings season. At 0805 AEST on Tuesday, the September ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... force data on Friday showed more jobs were created than expected in June. While the Australian market usually follows Wall Street leads, the currently strong US dollar is pushing down the price of commodities such as gold and iron ore, to which the ASX ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower despite strong gains on Wall Street following good jobs data. At 0754 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down 13 points at 4,781. In economic news on Monday, the Australian ...

Improving picture paints a taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Who's scared of Fed taper? Not Wall Street...not anymore, gauging from it's performance last week. The Dow ended 1.6% higher, the S&P 500 closed 1.5% on the plus and the Nasdaq turned in a positive 2.2%. All in a week that, on balance, gave you, I and ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 53.2 points, or 1.13 per cent, to 4,781.0 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street was closed for the US' Independence Day public holiday. LONDON - European shares prices rallied and the euro plummeted against ...

Ghosts? What ghosts?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... Nasdaq - closed higher while most other equity markets around the world hit the dirt. Surely, something's wrong with Wall Street last night. How dare it put on a positive performance when the ghosts of troubles past - and present -- have come back to ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to follow Wall Street's downward lead and open lower, a day after rising 2.5 per cent and posting its biggest gains since October 6 2011. US stocks reversed early gains and ended lower on revived concerns about the eurozone ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... market is more than 1.5 per cent higher, almost regaining all of Monday's losses in the first half hour of trade. Wall Street and European markets posted gains overnight, as a measure of manufacturing activity in the US rose to indicate expansion in ...