The Australian sharemarket rose to a fresh four-and-a-half year high today as positive domestic earnings reports and further signs of improvement in the global economy encouraged investors to continue moving money from cash and bonds to ...
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The US Federal Reserve has confirmed its computer systems were accessed by hackers but said the incident did not affect the central bank's "critical operations". The acknowledgement came days after the hacker group known as Anonymous ...
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US President Barack Obama has finally signed a much-anticipated executive order to protect key elements of the country's critical infrastructure against cyberattacks. Covering power plants, water utilities and other high-profile targets, ...
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The sharemarket broke a 10-day winning streak yesterday after the US Federal Reserve said the country's economy had paused recently. However, the Australian bond market found support after a wave of selling. "Being the last day of the ...
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The Australian sharemarket has closed slightly weaker, snapping a 10-day winning streak, after markets in the US fell. At 4.15pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index had fallen 17.9 points, or 0.37 per cent, at 4878.8 points, and the ...
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The Australian sharemarket was on track for a 10th-consecutive daily rise today, as commodity price strength lifted the resources sector. BHP Billiton rose 1 per cent after the price of London Metals Exchange copper rose 0.6 per cent and ...
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The sharemarket rose for a 10th consecutive day, extending its longest winning streak since October 2003, as an improving global economic outlook continued to fuel demand for equities before the conclusion of a US Federal Reserve board ...
Australian Commonwealth Government 10-year bond yields rose 12 basis points to 3.44 per cent following a similar move in US Treasury bonds during the Australia Day long weekend. At 11.38am AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.8 per ...
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US Federal Reserve data Wednesday showed that industrial production increased 0.3 percent in December after having risen 1.0 percent in November when production rebounded in the industries that had been negatively affected by Hurricane ...
The Australian dollar barely moved in sleepy Asian trading yesterday but the outlook for the currency remained upbeat, with one major domestic bank sharply lifting its forecast for the currency this year. "It's very, very quiet," Rochford ...
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The Australian dollar was little changed yesterday in Asian trading, in a muted response to remarks from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that the world's largest economy still had quite a way to go towards recovery, despite recent ...
The Australian dollar has ended the local trading day a touch lower, after market players were disappointed by a speech from US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. At 5pm AEDT, the Australian dollar was trading at 105.48 US cents, down ...
The Australian dollar was slightly higher ahead of a speech by US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. At 6.30am AEDT the currency was trading at 105.68 US cents, up from 105.56 US cents at yesterday’s local close. The currency ...
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A big jump in China's trade surplus buoyed the Australian dollar as dealers bet that the world's second-biggest economy was recovering faster than expected. China's monthly trade surplus widened to $US31.6 billion ($29.9bn) in December, ...
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The Australian dollar has pushed back above $US1.05, despite the release of weaker-than-expected retail spending figures. At 5pm AEDT, the dollar was trading at $US105.08, up US0.26c. Easy Forex currency dealer Francisco Solar said the ...