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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following the lead of international markets on continued unease over emerging markets.

Of horse trades and the January effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
"Stock market slide" my foot! If they call the S&P 500 index's 29.6% gain last year a slide?give me a slide all the time.

FEATURE: The myth of the outlook

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
Languishing beneath a pile of seasonal investment outlooks, James Fernyhough asks, does anyone really have a clue about what to expect for 2014?

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
The Australian share market has opened flat despite solid gains on Wall St overnight, while David Jones has jumped over news it received and rejected a bid from Myer last year.

China unlikely to achieve 10% growth again

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014
"Does the future belong to China? Maybe, but the thrill is gone," Principal Global Investors Chief Economist Bob Baur stated at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Melbourne.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
Australian stocks are lower after the US Federal Reserve's decision to further taper its stimulus program added to investor concerns about the decline in emerging markets.

Roast Turkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
Go ahead punk, make my day! This was the threat the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT made to all 'em sellers, shorters and dumpers of its legal tender - the Turkish lira - when it raised interest rates by...a lot!

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
The sharemarket is higher after Turkey's move to head off a potential domestic crisis boosted global investor confidence and dampened fears about troubles in emerging markets.

Europe a 'running sore' on global economy: Probyn

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
Europe may see 1% growth in 2014, but over the long-term its problems are far from over, according to State Street Global Advisors' chief economist Christopher Probyn.

Aussie employment outlook 'slightly dismal': Sloan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
Australia's unemployment rate is set to pass 6% in the coming year, and could go further if the Abbott government does not address labour market regulation, according to The Australian contributing economics editor Judith Sloan.