A biiger-than-expected trade deficit for January hurt the Australian dollar in the Asia session but overall trading was subdued. Australia posted a seasonally adjusted trade gap of $1.06 billion in January, compared with $688 million in ...
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.2 per cent at 5109.2 after hitting a 4 1/2-year high of 5135.7 in early trading. Share trading value worth $5.2 billion slipped just below the 20-day moving average of $5.3bn. Asian markets were ...
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Australian manufacturing showed some tentative signs of improvement in February with the rate of contraction across the sector easing in the month. The latest Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index ...
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In January this year, Japan's industrial production increased one percent over the previous month, showing a month-on-month increase for the second consecutive month, and reaching the August 2012 level. Japan's industrial output showed a ...
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Australian shares rose to a 4 1/2 year high yesterday on strength in Asian and European markets. US economic data beat expectations and central bankers in Europe and the US reassured investors easy monetary policy will continue. ...
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In February this year, the seasonally adjusted confidence index in the Italian construction sector increased from to 81.6, up 1.5 percent from 80.4 percent in January, following the minor uptick of one percent seen in January as compared to ...
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The sharemarket partially reversed its big sell-off with a solid finish after the Reserve Bank's positive comments about the economy. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 38 points, or 0.76 per cent, at 5018.1 points today, while the ...
The sharemarket has closed at a fresh four-year high as gains by financial stocks offset falls by the big miners. At close today, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index had risen 16.8 points, or 0.33 per cent, to 5098.7 points, while the broader ...
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In December 2012, Japan's seasonally adjusted industrial production increased 2.4 percent from the previous month, while the original index indicated a decrease of 7.9 percent compared to the same month last year. The country's seasonally ...
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 33.2 points, or 0.66 per cent, to 5,036.9 points, and the broader All Ordinaries index was up 32.7 points, or 0.65 per cent, at 5,057.2 points. On the ASX 24, the March share price index futures ...
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A sharp rise in consumer confidence in February fuelled a strong bounce by the dollar yesterday. At 5pm AEDT, the currency was trading at $1.0339, up US0.84c, after touching an intraday high of $US1.0361. A survey published by Westpac ...
The Australian dollar was higher after rising to a two-week high, helped by a lift in metals prices and better local consumer sentiment data. At 6.30am AEDT the local unit was trading at 103.45 US cents, up from 103.39 cents at ...
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The Australian dollar was half a US cent higher after the US dollar lost ground against the euro and the yen in overnight trade. At 6.30am AEDT the local unit was trading at 103.05 US cents, up from 102.55 cents at yesterday’s local ...
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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Energy shares powered blue-chip stocks to five-year highs as Valero Energy reported better-than-expected earnings and investors shrugged off sluggish consumer-confidence data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 72.49 points, or 0.5 ...
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