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The Australian dollar is higher despite weak jobs figures, boosted by better than expected trade data out of China.

The Australian share market has clawed back some of Wednesday's losses due to positive Chinese trade data and a strong profit result from Telstra.

The Australian share market has opened higher.

The Australian dollar is higher as the US dollar falls against all the major currencies on fears about the Japanese economy.

US stocks on Wednesday retreated for the third straight session on another quiet news day that left investors searching for direction.

Australian shares have fallen as healthy housing finance figures convinced investors the latest interest rate cut could be the last.

Not all local stockbrokers have been hit by falling commodity prices and the downturn in the mining sector.

The Australian stock market has opened lower, following falls on Wall Street overnight.

The Australian dollar has held onto its gains after the Reserve Bank of Australia gave no indication there would be a third interest rate cut this year.

US stocks ended lower on Tuesday as more data and comments from Federal Reserve officials pointed to the likely pullback in Fed stimulus in the coming months.

The Australian dollar is higher despite the Reserve Bank of Australia cutting the cash rate to a an all-time low.

An interest rate cut has failed to lift the Australian share market into positive territory.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has moved as expected, cutting the official cash rate to a new record-low 2.5 per cent.

The Australian stock market has opened flat as investors hold out for official confirmation of a widely tipped interest rate cut.

Labor and the coalition are at odds over what an expected interest rate cut means for the economy as the election campaign enters its second day.

The Australian dollar is slightly higher after the release of some encouraging services sector data from the US and the UK.

US stocks have ended mostly lower on fairly quiet trading during which some investors fretted about the possible pullback of the Federal Reserve's aggressive bond-buying program.

The Australian dollar dipped to a three-year low then bounced back following weaker than expected retail spending data.

The Australian share market has posted a slight fall, ending two weeks of gains by the market's largest companies.

Perth-based insurance broker John Barr has been banned permanently from providing insurance for engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct, potentially exposing clients to up to $40 million in lo

The Australian stock market has started the week slightly lower, ahead of the release of official monthly retail figures.

The Australian dollar is slightly higher after the release of weaker-than-expected US employment figures.

A jam-packed week of economic data and corporate earnings amounted to only modest movement in US equities, as stocks closed out a hectic week of news only somewhat higher.

The Australian share market has hit its highest point in more than two months as good signs from the United States overshadowed weaker local economic forecasts from the federal government.

The Australian share market has opened nearly one per cent higher.

The Australian dollar has fallen to a fresh three-year low as strong US economic data raised the possibility the Federal Reserve will start winding down its economic stimulus program soon.

US stocks have rallied on strong economic data from China, Europe and the United States, pushing the S&P 500 to an all-time closing high.

The share market has edged higher despite the negative impact of speculation banks could be hit with a deposit levy.

Another cut to interest rates may not help the economy, but it won't hurt it either, the boss of National Australia Bank says.

Export and import prices fell by exactly the same margin in the June quarter.

Oil and gas producer Strike Energy has raised $9.2 million through the sale of new shares to fund the next phase of drilling at its gas project in the Cooper Basin and received its first pre-paymen

The Australian share market has opened approaching half a per cent higher.