Economic News
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Australian shares outlook - Lower in quiet holiday trading
2 Oct 2006
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iii.co.uk
SYDNEY (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices are expected to open lower with trading volumes likely to be light because of public holidays in some states including New South Wales which means most Sydney market participants will be taking the day off, dealers said. No major economic or corporate news is expected while a weak lead from Wall Street, where share prices closed lower on Friday, means that the pos ... |
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Wall St looks forward after stellar quarter
1 Oct 2006
source:
iii.co.uk
NEW YORK (XFN-ASIA) - Wall Street kicks off a new month and quarter tomorrow after a surprisingly strong series of gains in recent weeks, but with conflicting signals about the economy from the stock and bond markets. The US stock indexes ended Friday with a robust performance for the week, the month of September and the third quarter, confounding many analysts looking for a more defensive postur ... |
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Save a pound, get one free
1 Oct 2006
source:
thisismoney.co.uk
Dan Atkinson, Mail on Sunday1 October 2006 BRITAIN is on course to introduce a lavishly subsidised savings scheme where every pound put away is matched by a pound from the state. WANT TO KNOW MORE? TABLES: Best savings rates GUIDES: Saving DEAL FINDER: Savings accounts OTHER STORIES Crackdown on TV quiz shows Exposed: High Street spying secrets Market report: Friday close New ... |
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RPT - Dollar mixed despite supportive data, month-end flows
1 Oct 2006
source:
iii.co.uk
NEW YORK (XFN-ASIA) - The dollar turned in a mixed performance on the last trading day of the month, losing ground against the euro but notching up a small win vs the yen on a day when US economic data and currency flows were described as supportive. Euro-dollar was trading around 1.2685 usd late in the Friday session, a not unfamiliar level when viewed against its trading range last week. On the ... |
