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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
The Australian share market was moved into the red at noon on losses in the materials sector.

End game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
America is zeroing in on China's weapon of mass destruction - the "overvalued renminbi".

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
The Australian market is expected to open higher, on positive leads from overseas securities and commodities trading.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
The Australian share market had edged 0.6 per cent higher by noon on firmness among major financial and resources stocks after a positive Wall Street lead.

Land of the free money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
Fed feeds equity market fervour. If you look at today's headlines, this is the message the various financial news services are trying to convey.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
The Australian market has received positive leads from overseas, with securities spiking higher on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold and signalled they would stay down for some time yet. Commodities were higher, too.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
A disinterested market produced directionless trading on Tuesday morning, with the release of minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) March meeting adding no impetus by noon.

Wen has spoken

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
'Twas only last week that financial markets were all a-buzz that Beijing will "soon" - very soon - unhitch the renminbi's peg to the US dollar and make it more expensive vis-à-vis the US currency.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
The Australian market has received flat to mixed leads from overseas trading, with Wall Street flat, oil and copper down, but precious metals ended higher.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
The Australian stock market was flat at noon after weak leads from offshore.