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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher, despite a mixed performance on Wall Street overnight.

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
The Australian market is flat in early trade despite strong earnings results in the US leading to overnight gains on Wall Street.

Grexin Brixit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
UK Prime Minister David Cameron raises the spectre of a Brixit. Speaking at the London headquarters of Bloomberg, Cameron announced his plan for a referendum on his country's EU membership by the end of 2017 if his government is re-elected in 2017.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after a positive showing on Wall Street but mixed results in European stocks after British Prime Minister announced a referendum on the country's future within the European Union (EU).

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
The Australian market is higher after mining giant BHP Billiton's half-year production report exceeded expectations and following strong leads from the US.

Fed ECB BOJ, Unlimited

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
The major take-away here is now we have the top three central banks of the world - the Fed, the ECB, the BOJ - going (or about to go, in the BOJ's case) unlimited.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after positive showings on US and European bourses following upbeat German economic data.

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
The Australian share market has opened half a per cent higher.

Today we wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
What surprises do the BOJ and the Euro FinMin meeting have in store for the markets? We'll just have to wait.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite rises on European markets, with London hitting a near five-year high in light trading amid a public holiday in the United States.