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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
Australian stocks gained as changes of leadership in Italy and Greece stoked optimism that Europe's debt crisis would be addressed.

Second best month of the year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
With improving US fundamentals and attractive valuations, relative calm in Europe and history - December is the best month for stocks, according to the Stock Trader's Almanac - on your side, the odds are stacked in favour of stocks.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street closed the week up two per cent and amid optimism on the Italian debt front.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
The Australian stock market at noon on Friday had eased back to be almost flat as investors waited to see how the European debt crisis would unfold.

Weekend worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
Europe still has the potential to cause chaos but if America is able to continue improving, we'll all be back to talking about "the wealth of nations" instead of worrying about "the debt of nations."

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street showed good gains overnight.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
The Australian stock market had suffered its sharpest drop in almost two months by noon as investors took fright over the ongoing troubles in the Eurozone.

Autumn Angst

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
Given this history, I, me and Irene should be celebrating the collapse of the Eurozone instead... complete with vuvuzelas and bunga bungas.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
SYDNEY, Nov 10 AAP - The Australian share market is set to open sharply lower on Thursday as world markets plunge due to delays in Europe's moves to stem its debt crisis.

Italy's bond market collapse puts US back in favour

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
Italian bond market confusion is pushing money towards US treasuries, resulting in Italian bond yields soaring and US bond yields contracting.