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Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
The Australian stock market is lower as fears of an escalation of the Ukraine conflict and a potential move by the US Federal Reserve to increase interest rates impacts the local exchange.

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
The Australian share market has opened lower following negative leads from Wall Street and fears the conflict in Ukraine is set to worsen.

Tit-for-tats and all that jazz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
I was so wrong in thinking that the growing tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan as the next big 'crisis' to watch out for but I was bloody right that it would be Vlad that could trigger another dip on Wall Street.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following the lead of Wall Street which fell amid anxiety about a correction and worries that the conflict in Ukraine could worsen.

RBA leaves interest rates on hold

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
The Reserve Bank has again kept the cash rate unchanged, and is likely to do so for some time yet.

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
The local sharemarket has opened flat ahead of the Reserve Bank's interest rate announcement and the full swing of earnings season.

Chumbawamba rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
Dip buyers only saw the dip and thought it was good and a-shopping they went.

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street regained some of the ground US markets lost last week.

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
The Australian share market continues to slide on negative leads from Wall Street and weaker commodity prices.

US bond market says not yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
The Fed might even 'untaper' instead.