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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
The share market is trading lower after the United States Federal Reserve flagged an interest rate rise in 2015.

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
The Australian share market has opened lower.

Quicker and faster hikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
The S&P 500 index fell by as much as 1.2% and yields on 10-year US Treasuries spiked by as much as 12 basis points overnight - before closing down 0.6% and up 10bps, respectively - spooked by the implication of what Janet Yellen said.

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
The sharemarket is flat in early trade as investors ignore positive offshore leads.

Calm over Crimea and US houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
While I can swallow the Ukraine rationale for Wall Street's sigh of relief, it looks like a stretch linking the US housing starts data (released overnight) to "improving outlook for the biggest economy" and therefore, buys on Wall Street.

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to follow international markets and open higher as investors shrug off Russia's move to formally absorb Crimea and begin turning attention to a US Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting.

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
Australian stocks have opened stronger following a rally on global markets overnight.

China's art of currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
It wouldn't have come to this if Putin is not so Rambo-esque and instead copied what Big Bro China is doing.

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
The sharemarket is higher after a stabilisation in iron ore prices helped lift resources stocks.

Pickle wrapped in a bind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
Exit polls following Sunday's Crimean referendum showed that 93% of voters voted to secede from Ukraine and return to Russia with love.