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More of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
Expect more trades and ups and downs in the financial markets as speculation once again dictates the markets' mood - up on news that there's agreement on a plan, down on plan rejection.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
Australian shares fell more than one per cent at noon after steep falls on Wall Street and European markets as well as tumbling resources stocks locally.

Fundamentally challenged

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
This time markets behaved "rationally" in line with indications served up by overnight data releases.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls of two per cent on Wall Street overnight as disappointing economic data from China and Europe followed the Federal Reserve's slashing its growth forecast for the United States.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
The Australian share market is trading lower after investors felt some disappointment over the latest moves by the US central bank to boost the US economy.

Fed twists again like it did last summer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
Is this all we get? No, QE? Just an extension of what we've seen over the past year?

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher after a marginally mixed performance on Wall Street following the Federal Reserve's less-than-hoped-for stimulus announcement.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
Australian shares have opened higher following gains on Wall Street and European markets, as Rupert Murdoch makes a move to dominate Australia's pay television industry.

Uncle Ben to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
Expect more pledges and promises from the G-20 but a more definite policy response from the Fed -- maybe.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street enjoyed a solid session on speculation the Federal Reserve will act to stimulate the US economy.