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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street after minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting gave no more clarity on the central bank's plans for its stimulus program.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
The local stock market has opened flat as gains by the major banks offset losses by mining giant BHP Billiton.

Butterfly effect

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
Call it what you want but this persistent speculation over whether or not the US Federal Reserve will reduce the amount of its asset purchases in September - or October or November or December - is creating larger ripples in the economies of 'the others' ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street mostly gained following some solid retail earnings reports and with help from bond yields, which retreated from recent peaks.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
Australian shares are lower as grim company outlooks and falls on international markets weigh down the market.

Market Wrap AM

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street continued its downward trend on mediocre economic news and higher bond yields.

More taper talks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
It's all about taper. Sooner or later, it will come.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
Australian shares are flat, with rises in energy companies underpinning much of the market.

Biggest weekly drop since and other scares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
What the stories of yesterweek deliberately failed to tell us is how Wall Street recovered and moved on from that big fall on the week ended 21 June to fresh record highs on 2 August - a 7.4% gain for the S&P 500 over that period.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after US stocks closed on a negative note following a mixed batch of economic data and a big jump in bond yields.