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A mine worker looks at stacks of coal in an open-cast steam coal mine located in the Ordos mining district, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, March 14, 2014. China's top producing coal province of Inner Mongolia, where Ordos is located, is in crisis. Tumb

Australian Stock Market Report – Midday November 17, 2014

The open of trade on Monday saw the ASX 200 go the way it has done for most sessions in recent weeks, down. The low point of the morning saw the index at a deficit of 34 points, although there was no sign buyers were keen to start a new week by taking advantage of lower prices. The weaker bias was informed by the unconvincing outcomes for US and European equity markets at the weekend. US share markets finished mixed on Friday. The Dow Jones was down by 18 points or 0.1% but the S&P 500 index was...
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 17, 2014
An office worker is reflected in the window of the Australian Securities Exchange building displaying the ASX50 curve for Wednesday in central Sydney August 7, 2013. Australian shares skidded 1.3 percent on Wednesday, its biggest fall in five weeks, hit b

Australian Stock Market Report – Midday November 14, 2014

Australian shares are managing to creep into positive territory after a weaker start for the fifth day. The ASX 200 Index (a measure of market performance) is up ~0.1 per cent. A close to 4 per cent slump in the oil price is holding back energy stocks most.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 14, 2014
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Global Markets Overview – November 14, 2014

The lull in equities continued, with no major catalysts to keep the rally going. There was some downside pressure as oil prices continue to deteriorate and investors digest the prospect of an early rates lift-off. Fed member Dudley was on the wires reaffirming that policy will be tailored to market conditions, essentially confirming that policy is data-dependent.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 14, 2014
Unemployment

Australian Stock Market Report – Morning November 14, 2014

In the US, new claims for unemployment insurance (jobless claims) rose by 12,000 to 290,000 in the latest week. The Job Opening and Labour Turnover (JOLTS) figures shows job openings fell from a 6-year high of 4.853 million in August to 4.725 million in September, below forecasts centred on 4.823m.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 14, 2014
Office workers are reflected as they walk past the Australian Securities Exchange building in central Sydney April 8, 2011. Singapore Exchange Ltd has terminated its $8 billion bid for Australia's ASX Ltd after the Australian government formally rejected

Australian Stock Market Report – Midday November 13, 2014

Australian shares are sliding for the fourth day taking the losses this week to 1.8 per cent. The ASX 200 index is down 0.4 per cent and is trading below the 5450 mark. It has been a rocky ride for markets in recent months however with local shares surging by 6 per cent over the past month.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 13, 2014
The United States Federal Reserve Board building is shown in Washington October 28, 2014. The U.S. Federal Reserve this week will likely reinforce its stated willingness to wait a long while before hiking interest rates after a volatile month in financial

Global Markets Overview – November 13, 2014

Equities continued to consolidate with a mild risk-off tone in a fairly quiet session on the economic calendar. The highlight was perhaps comments by Fed member Charles Plosser who reiterated the Fed should begin raising rates soon in order to avoid being far behind the curve. While Mr Plosser is traditionally a hawk, I think the market is gradually moving in that direction and this perhaps weighed on equities. On the other side of the spectrum, Kocherlakota maintained his dovish stance and said...
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 13, 2014
Men watch the stock board at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in central Sydney April 21, 2009. Australian stocks fell 2.6 percent on Tuesday, led down by banks and miners, on fresh concerns about the earnings outlook for domestic companies and a

Australian Stock Market Report – Afternoon November 12, 2014

Australian shares continued to lose ground over the course of the afternoon on Wednesday. Buying support was scarce in the second half of the session which was reflected in the final result, which saw the ASX 200 end at session lows. At the close of trade the ASX 200 was almost 1% lower or 54 points.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 12, 2014
The main indicator of the Australian Securities Exchange (bottom R) is seen in red shortly after the local market opened in Central Sydney October 4, 2011. Australian stocks eased 0.6 percent on Tuesday, pressured by falls in global equities markets in a

Australian Stock Market Report – Midday November 12, 2014

Australian shares are falling for the third day with buyers remaining uninspired to enter the market. The ASX 200 index is down 0.6 per cent and is trading below the 5500 pt mark for the first time since last Thursday.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 12, 2014
A screen displays news on the Dow Jones Industrial Average just after the opening bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 15, 2014. U.S. stocks opened sharply lower on Wednesday as economic data reinforced concerns about the health of the

Global Markets Overview – November 12, 2014

The quiet November trade period continues to leave the market to its own devices. The US markets opened and closed largely unchanged to see the DOW and the S&P just resting against the record prints fromMonday.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 12, 2014
Walmart NO: 1 Retailer in the World Market with $473.1 bln in 2014 FY

Australian Stock Market Report – Morning November 12, 2014

In the US, the NFIB business optimism index rose from 95.3 to 96.1 in October. And chain store sales were up 3.8% in the latest week compared with a year earlier according to Redbook, down from 3.9% in the previous week.
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 12, 2014
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Australian Stock Market Report – Midday November 11, 2014

Local shares started the second session of the week much like the first, in reverse. The path of the ASX 200 to the session lows was orderly and took the first hour at which point the market was down by 16 points. As lunch approached there appeared to be little evidence that buyers were keen to make any impression and the index loitered within sight of the worst levels of the morning. The lead offered by US share markets didn't translate to sentiment at the open locally. The Dow Jones and the...
Vittorio Hernandez Nov 11, 2014

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