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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
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on US and European bourses despite the IMF downgrading its global economies' growth forecast. The International Monetary Fund trimmed its world economic growth expectations for 2013 to 3.1 ...

Market Wrap AM

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
The Australian share market is starting the week flat, as weakness in commodity prices and mining stocks offsets gains in other sectors. US stocks rose about one per cent after better-than-expected labour force data on Friday showed more jobs were created ...

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 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on most European markets after the eurozone and British central banks signalled that stimulus measures would continue for some time and ahead of official US employment figures for June. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... Wednesday's 1.8 per cent plunge that wiped more than $23 billion in value from the market. Offshore leads were mixed with Wall St posting modest gains in a shortened session ahead of the US Independence Day holiday. But, European stocks were down. "There ...

Ghosts? What ghosts?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
What the...? Wall Streeters must have smoked or drank some heavy stuff ahead of America's 4th of July holiday celebrations. All three of America's benchmark equity indices - the Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq - closed higher while most other equity ...

Market Wrap AM

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 ...