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But they said it was Iraq

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
As long as US economic growth remains not good enough for the Fed, monetary policy would remain good for markets.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after solid gains on Wall Street with the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching a fresh high.

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is lower amid concerns over the conflict in the Middle East.

Wall Street is in a spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
What I'm talkin' 'bout is that if it's really, really about Iraq and escalating tensions in the Middle East, then we would have seen oil prices skip, hop and jump sharply before or at the same time that Wall Street is down.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after solid gains on Wall Street with the Dow Jones Industrial Average reaching a fresh high.

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
The share market has opened weaker following mixed leads overnight from overseas markets.

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street finished little changed following mixed economic data while investors keep watch on continued unrest in major oil-producer Iraq.

Good or bad, it's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
Recent data releases over three continents were good, improving and bad (which is good for policy).

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is higher following a strong lead from Wall Street.

S&P 500: 22 corrections in 6 months

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
Right on schedule Virginia, we're again hearing calls for a dip, a fall, a stumble, a correction on Wall Street straight after both the S&P 500's and the Dow's climb to fresh record highs last week, yet again.