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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
Australian bond futures prices are higher as weak economic data from the US and Europe sparks a move into safe-haven assets.

Austerity can be hazardous to your health

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
Austerity might be able to reduce debt but it can also be hazardous to health and may cause deaths.

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
The Australian market has opened higher due to strong overseas leads and the falling Australian dollar.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
The Australian share market has opened half a per cent higher.

Financial markets give the budget a big yawn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013
If the snippets of positive developments in America, Japan and Europe - along with a weaker dollar-A -- continue, perhaps, next year when we look back at today's budget predictions, we'll find that Swannie had been too conservative on growth.

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
The Australian market has opened flat as gains for defensive stock offset losses for Westpac and Macquarie banks.

Will stocks follow Fed exit to the exits?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
It doesn't follow that because the Fed is headed for the exits, stock markets will necessarily follow.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street traded flat under the shadow of poor Chinese economic data and a slight gain in US monthly retail sales.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
The Australian market has opened flat as gains for defensive stock offset losses for Westpac and Macquarie banks.

Down, down, dollar down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
The 64 million dollar question is whether or not the A$ would be able to stay down long enough to reinvigorate the Australian exporting, manufacturing, retailing, tourism industries, etc.