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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
The Australian stock market is on track for a seventh consecutive day of gains, despite the negative impact of several high profile companies trading ex-dividend.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street finished modestly lower following weak housing figures but European markets rose as traders digested mixed retail sales data out of Britain.

G-20 goes for growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
The forward view is for continued global growth and if not, the 'powers-that-are' are there to ensure that global growth continues.

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
Positive reactions to earnings reports from several major companies have pushed the share market higher.

Traffic light trade

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
It's that time of the month again folks, that time when Market Economics conducts financial market traffic ? and over the past 24 hours we got all three lights - red, amber and blue flashing.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street after a survey showed that US manufacturing had expanded at the fastest pace in almost four years.

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
Positive reactions to earnings reports from several major companies have pushed the share market higher.

(Back) wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
It could be because the ABS' Wage Price Index (WPI) report only confirmed what you, I and Irene already knew all along, that wages growth had been slowing - up 2.6% in the December quarter (the slowest gain since 1997) - or have gone backwards when you ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street as investors worked through the minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting.

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
Australian shares are higher due to strong gains by the big four banks, positive offshore leads and higher commodity prices.