The sharemarket fell slightly in quiet trading yesterday as global equity markets awaited the outcome of negotiations to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff that threatens to slow the US economy next year unless politicians reach agreement on ...
Tags: sharemarket, fiscal, Banks, Share trading volume
THE Australian dollar was little changed against its US counterpart yesterday,but it hit a 19-month intraday high against the yen as investors predicted Japan's new government would encourage a return to reflationary policy by the Bank of ...
Tags: Bank of Japan, Australian dollar, LDP, Japanese election