The Australian dollar gained as much as US1c in overnight trade after the US dollar fell against all the major currencies. The Aussie peaked at US96.71c in overseas trade overnight. By 7am AEST it was trading at US96.34c, up from ...
RATTLED investors are on high alert after the stockmarket suffered its worst week in a year and the Australian dollar slid to a 12-month low on fresh concerns about the slowing pace of global economic growth. Capping a wild week for ...
Tags: Sharemarket, Horror Week, Alert
Gasoline stocks in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp region fell 15.9% week on week in the seven days to May 16, according to a report by BNP Paribas released Friday. Stocks fell by 1.5 million barrels to 7.8 million barrels, and were 3.2% ...
Tags: Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The sharemarket closed stronger, up 1 per cent during the day but eased to about 0.5 per cent higher by the finish. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 28.2 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 5209 points. The broader All ...
Tags: Wall Street, Sharemarket
The Australian dollar fell to a fresh two-month low during overnight trade, before recovering most of its lost ground amid gains on US share markets. The currency fell to 101.55 US cents early this morning as traders in Europe and the US ...
Tags: Australian dollar, dollar
THE Australian dollar dropped below 103 US cents for the first time in three days amid falls on US stock markets and weaker commodity prices. At 6.30am AEST the currency was trading at 102.77 US cents, down from 103.54 US cents at ...
Tags: Australian Dollar, US Stocks
BUOYANT global equities boosted the Australian dollar today, with traders betting that European and US central banks will this week reaffirm commitment to easy money policies designed to boost asset prices and stoke growth. Australia's ...
Tags: Australian Dollar, economy
US stocks ended a tumultuous day with strong gains after a false tweet briefly sent financial markets veering, underscoring technology's role in tightly linking global markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly plunged Tuesday ...
Tags: US Markets, Reel on False
THE Australian market has opened higher, with gains in all sectors but retail. RBS Morgans private client adviser Bill Bishop said the market was off to a promising start considering it had only received modest overseas leads. "Here, we ...
Tags: economy
US stocks rallied broadly, notching a rebound from Monday's steep slide, as investor jitters were calmed by a bounce in gold prices, upbeat earnings reports and strong housing data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 157.58 points, ...
Tags: Gold Price, economy
THE Australian dollar was slightly higher as Wall Street gained 1 per cent, bouncing back after heavy losses yesterday. At 6.30am AEST the local unit was trading at 103.91 US cents, up from 103.72 cents at yesterday's local close.
Tags: economy
The sharemarket recovered some of its early losses but still closed lower today. At 4.15pm AEST today, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 17.1 points, or 0.34 per cent, at 4950.8 points. The broader All Ordinaries index was down ...
Aggressibe new stimulus measures from Japan's central bank helped pull stocks higher and offset a downbeat report from the US labour market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 55.76 points, or 0.4 per cent, to close at 14606.11, ...
US stock indexes climbed to record numbers as investors piled into healthcare stocks and the Cypriot government got an extra year's reprieve on its debts, though investors pointed to several signs for caution on the horizon. The Dow Jones ...
US stocks started the second quarter down, pressured by disappointing manufacturing data, after the Dow industrials and S&P500 capped off the first quarter with records. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 5.69 points, or less than ...
Tags: US Stocks, Stocks, stock index