According to the Metal Industry Indicators report released by the US Geological Survey (USGS), an upturn in US metals industry activity might be slower than earlier data indicated. The US economic recovery has been supporting domestic ...
Tags: US, Steel Industry Activity, Metallurgy
The sharemarket rebounded yesterday after two days of losses, as the dollar tumbled again and government bond yields also fell. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.3 per cent at 5180.8 after hitting an intraday high of 5194.9. However, ...
Tags: Stocks, Dollar, Bond Yields
The dollar is still higher after getting a boost from better US employment figures, increasing optimism about the America's economic recovery. At 5pm AEST, the local unit was trading at $US1.0272, up from $US1.0254 on Friday. The Aussie ...
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The Australian dollar has pushed above 103 US cents on news of improvements in the US jobs market. At 6.30am AEST the currency was trading at 103.15 US cents, up half a cent from 102.54 US cents on Friday afternoon. The Australian ...
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According to the Metal Industry Indicators report released by the US Geological Survey (USGS), the US economic recovery has supported domestic primary metals industry activity with modest metals demand coming from the manufacturing sector. ...
Tags: US Steel Industry, Mineral
On the heels of a pessimistic outlook during the fourth quarter of 2012, US business leaders show signs of increased optimism in the performance of the nation’s economy according to the latest data from the Grant Thornton ...
Australian investors will be keeping an eye out for Chinese and US economic data this week, as well as any developments in North Korea. The Australian market is expected to open lower today after falls on Wall Street and in Europe. The ...
The Australian share market dived to a two-month low today, mirroring declines in offshore markets after disappointing private-sector jobs data cast doubt on expectations of moderate growth in US non-farm payrolls data due tomorrow. ...
Tags: Market Slips, share market, RBS Morgans
The sharemarket rose this morning, with consumer staples and financials leading a broad-based recovery following lower-than-expected US jobless claims data. At 11.30am AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 1 per cent at 5081.9 points. The ...
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The sharemarket weakened after an early rise, as resources companies declined on uncertainty about China's growth outlook and Goldman Sachs downgraded the resources sector from overweight to neutral. Further gains in high-yield and ...
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Stocks ended 0.3 per cent stronger yesterday, leaving the market hovering near record highs and sustaining hopes of a prolonged recovery, buoyed by further healing in the US economy and signs of a soft landing in China. Investor resolve ...
Tags: Chinese Trade Data, economy
Investors took a record high for US stocks - the bellwether Dow Jones Industrial Index eclipsing its pre-global financial crisis peak - as confirmation that the US economic recovery is gathering strength and sent the local market to its ...
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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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The Australian dollar slumped to its lowest level in more than four months overnight after improved US economic figures and comments from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's boosted the greenback. At 7am AEDT the currency was down ...
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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 ...