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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open lower on Tuesday on strongly negative leads from offshore trading overnight.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
Australian shares continued to fall from a sharply lower open on Monday, with banks stocks losing the most ground amid widespread selling.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
The Australian dollar was slightly lower after a sharp sell off in the euro on Friday night (AEST) sparked by further Greek sovereign debt worries.

Bear have no fur

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
Bad news is easier to believe in a weak market - they sound oh-so-logical and convincing - but dig deeper and you'll find that the bear may have no fur.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
The Australian share market was half a per cent weaker at noon, while still heading for a gain for the week, after a pull back in commodity prices weighed on the resources sector.

Bad news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
There were more negative/depressing data releases over the past 24 hours than over the past few "days of fear" combined, yet most equity markets ended on the up and up.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
The Australian market is set for a flat start after the release of weaker economic data in the United States and on weaker commodity prices.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
The Australian dollar was higher at noon, as news that Japan had fallen into a technical recession failed to spook currency traders.

No minute message in FOMC minutes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
The Fed has spoken. We will be warned to head for the exits before it exits.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open higher on Thursday, as a recovery in commodity prices sparked a more positive performance in share prices on Wall Street.