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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher, after Wall Street and most of the European major markets moved more than 1.5 per cent higher on Greece's indication it would not hold a debt bailout package referendum.

Shape up or ship out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
Germany and France has called Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou's all-in "referendum" gambit.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
The Australian share market at noon on Thursday had reversed direction to be lower as investors considered how the continuing Greek debt crisis might unfold.

Machines of loving grace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
The Fed has spoken and financial markets thought they liked what they heard.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher, following the positive lead of the Dow Jones overnight despite no sign US unemployment was letting up nor America's growth picking up substantially.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
The Australian stock market remains significantly lower at noon after unexpected possible troubles with the European bailout caused world markets to plunge.

Uncertainty here we come (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
It would have been so easy to just let Greece die and amputate it from the rest of the Eurozone. But it's not.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
SYDNEY, Nov 2 AAP - The Australian dollar is sharply lower as news of a Greek referendum to decide whether to accept a second Eurozone bailout package sent jitters through markets.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
The Australian share market fell almost 1.5 per cent by noon after the release of softer than expected manufacturing figures from China.

Go figure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
A brand new month, a brand new scare.