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Morning Market Wrap: Dollar weaker after US jobless claims plunge

... week. The boost to the US dollar from the employment report card was then enhanced by positive comments by US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan who said the labour market appeared to have stabilised. This pushed the Australian dollar further south ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares, dollar end higher

... positive economic news out of the United States tonight on weekly jobless claims as well as an upbeat speech from US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan.

Manufacturing boosted by domestic demand

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
... competitiveness, and put the current improvement in activity at risk," she said. "Furthermore, last week's stance of the US Federal Reserve to maintain the cash rate at 40 year lows is indicative of the caution surrounding the US economy, where continued ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar, bonds rally

... Waite said. The Australian bond market rallied to noon, supported by a softer-than-expected statement from the US Federal Reserve (Fed). At 1200 AEDT the yield on the Commonwealth Government May 2013 bond was at 5.620 per cent, compared with 5.730 from ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: $A closes above 70 cents, Nikkei edges higher

... 10,561.01. The Australian bond market finished weaker today as the market took a bet on a bearish outcome from the US Federal Reserve's meeting tonight. At 1630 AEDT the yield on the Commonwealth Government May 2013 bond was at 5.730 per cent, compared ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar up after employment announcements

... better than expected five-year note auction, an end to Wall Street's short winning streak and some comments from US Federal Reserve members supported the US market. A supply of $16 billion five-year notes was easily absorbed by the Treasury market. Employment ...

IMF believes global economy's prospects are improving

... "I know of no reason why the Australian economy won't perform well over the next few years," she said. The US Federal Reserve has recently warned of the need to be vigilant regarding deflation but Prof Krueger said it was unlikely. "(Deflation) is not ...

US economic growth likely, but less than Fed expectations: ICAP

... enjoyed in the late 1990s and their forecasts are not as optimistic as the average sector forecaster or the US Federal Reserve. They said that they do not foresee the surge in business investment needed to lift growth to higher levels.

Midday market wrap: Australian bonds hammered

... Australian bond market was sharply weaker Wednesday morning, following overnight Congressional testimony by US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. Despite pledging to maintain the fed funds rate at low levels 'for a considerable time', bond investors ...

Morning market wrap: Major indices all rise

... Domestic shares will be buoyed by gains across all the major global indices yesterday following comments from US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan that were carefully supportive of an economic recovery. AMP and Tower shareholders will hoping that ...