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The Australian dollar has continued to make gains, helped by a recovery in iron ore and oil prices and as traders stay bullish ahead of employment data later on Thursday.
The major US stock indices have closed at record highs, helped partly by technology stocks, which surpassed a long-standing mark despite gains on the Dow being capped by a sharp drop in IBM shares.
Gold slipped back towards $US1,240 an ounce on Wednesday, after three straight day's of gains, as the U.S. dollar's recovered slightly from a 10-month low.
Western Australia is behind the mark when it comes to female leadership at ASX-listed companies, but gender diversity has improved on the boards of the nation’s top public companies.
Big gains by the major banks on softer-than-expected new capital requirements have driven the share market higher, while the Australian dollar remains at a two-year high.
The Australian share market has lifted in early trade on the back of a rally in financial stocks, but weakness in materials and energy stocks is expected to cap gains during the session.
RBA signals cash rate rise to 3.5pcThe Reserve Bank of Australia looks to be shifting tentatively towards ending more than four years of emergency monetary policy suppo
The Australian dollar has held on to its two-year high against its US counterpart on the back of an upbeat assessment of the economy in the minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's July policy me
Oil prices rose slightly as Saudi exports fell and solid demand soaked up some of what is seen as an oversupplied market, but Ecuador's decision to opt out of an OPEC-led supply reduction pact complicated the outlook.
Gold prices hit a more than two-week high supported by expectations of stronger demand from the physical market and as the dollar fell on fading prospects of an imminent increase in US interest rates.
The share market has ended the session sharply lower after a spike in the Australian dollar hit export-oriented companies, while the financial sector led broad-based losses.
Construction and contract mining giant CIMIC Group has rewarded shareholders with a 25 per cent increase in dividends, as revenue growth in all of its core businesses contributed to a 22 per cent rise in half-year profit.
WA wants unspent port cashThe State Government has demanded Canberra hand over $339 million that has been sitting in Federal coffers for almost nine years for the now-a
Oil fell one per cent lower as investors continued to await strong indications that an OPEC-led effort to drain a glut was proving effective but output increases in some top producers eased, keeping losses in check.
Gold climbed \and was likely to see further gains after the dollar slumped to multi-month lows on the back of data that pointed to weak US inflation and dampened prospects for rate hikes.
Declines from the heavyweight banks and health care companies have partly offset strong gains from the miners and energy players to send the Australian share market lower.
GST push puts frack ban at riskThe State Government would have to abandon its ban on gas fracking across the South West and open the Margaret River area to coal mines u
Gold prices jumped 1.4 per cent to the highest level in nearly two weeks on Friday after data pointed to weak U.S. inflation, reaffirming doubts that the U.S. central bank would again hike interest rates this year.
The Australian dollar has retained most of its gains against its US counterpart after surging to a 15-month high on Friday following disappointing US inflation data.
The Australian share market has closed out another volatile week of trade on a positive note, with gains across the board led by a resurgent energy sector.
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The Australian dollar is still rising strongly and as reached a four-month high against its US counterpart which remains unchanged ahead of key US jobs figures.
Oil prices have 1.3 per cent after much stronger demand in China overshadowed a downbeat report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) that showed higher production by key OPEC exporters.
Gold has retreated from earlier gains as the US dollar has turned higher and global stocks gain on upbeat data, even as investors wager that policy tightening in the United States will be glacial at best.
Gains have been made in nearly all sectors of the share market as it rose by more than 1 per cent, following signals from the US Federal Reserve that it will gradually tighten interest rates.
