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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
The Australian market has opened higher as investors correct a late sell off before the weekend.

Market Wrap

AMP  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after a flat showing on Wall Street at the end of last week amid earnings disappointments tempered by a slightly better-than-expected estimate of economic growth in the third quarter.

Not long now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
The bigger forward picture lies on the upcoming US employment report that'll be released before the 6 November US Presidential polls.

Market wrap late AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
Australian stocks opened flat after mixed leads from Wall Street and European markets.

RMB to be used in a third of china deals by 2015

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
Most China corporations expect one in three of all Chinese trades to be done in Renminbi by 2015, said a survey by HSBC.

Ugly jobs decline rattles financial services

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
Australia has experienced the world's largest drop off in financial service jobs with a 34% drop in the third quarter of 2012 compared to the same time last year, according to the quarterly Jobs Barometer from eFinancialCareers.

QE3, OMT, APP equals D-U-D?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
Since the ECB, the Fed and BOJ announced fresh stimuli, their respective equity markets have retreated.

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher after European stocks close mixed and the US markets made modest gains following better-than-expected jobless claims and durable goods figures.

Value vs price in Asian debt

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
When people talk about emerging markets, the word 'volatility' comes up a lot. Often it's bad news for many; and a win for a few.

Market wrap late AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
Australian stocks have opened higher, with local market players looking past a weak lead from Wall Street.