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The Australian dollar has surged by two-and-a-half US cents after the US Federal Reserve surprised financial markets with weaker American growth forecasts, before falling back.

The Australian stock market has finished flat as wary investors wait for a key interest rate announcement by the US Federal Reserve.

The Australian share market has dipped with losses in the materials sector because of falling oil and commodities prices.

The Australian dollar is weaker as the US Federal Reserve begins its two-day meeting on monetary policy.

US stocks have finished mostly lower ahead of a closely watched Federal Reserve policy announcement, while the Nasdaq rose on news of a potential new Apple television venture.

More evidence another interest rate cut is just around the corner has helped drive the Australian share market higher.

The corporate watchdog is threatening to come down hard on payday lenders as a report shows the industry remains rife with questionable lending practices.

The Reserve Bank of Australia says it may need to take a razor to interest rates again as Australia's economic outlook continues to deteriorate.

The Australian share market is stronger in the wake of a solid lead from United States markets.

The Australian dollar is marginally weaker as disappointing American factory data dents the greenback ahead of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting.

US stocks have ploughed higher as the US dollar retreated and the market looked ahead to a Federal Reserve policy decision in the next two days.

A sharp fall in oil prices and low iron ore prices have weighed on energy and mining stocks and sent the share market lower.

The share market has started the week on the backfoot as cautious investors sit on the sidelines in the lead up to this week's US Federal Reserve meeting.

The Australian dollar is weaker as a decline in American consumer confidence fails to stop the greenback from rising against the euro.

The share market has been dragged lower by the big banks and miners, while internet provider TPG Telecom shone due to its $1.4 billion takeover deal with iiNet.

Four Perth tech stocks are set to join the All Ordinaries Index, highlighting the tentative emergence of new industries.

The share market is lower, with falls in all sectors, despite a strong lead from Wall Street.

The Australian dollar is firmer after an unexpected dip in American retail sales dented the greenback.

Wall Street stocks have snapped a two-day losing streak, surging after big US banks cleared Federal Reserve stress tests and the dollar retreated from a 12-year high.

The share market has enjoyed its best gains in almost a month due to jobs figures that were good, but not too good to scuttle an expected Reserve Bank rate cut.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has permanently banned former Patersons Securities WA state manager Lewis Fellowes from providing financial services after finding he had transferred about $1.5 million of clients’ funds into his own accounts.

The Australian sharemarket is flat in early trade as slight gains in the finance sector are dragged down by weak mining and energy players.

The Australian dollar has dropped to a new six-year low as weak Chinese data worries traders and European bond buying boosts the greenback.

US stocks have finished lower in choppy trade as the dollar hit a new 12-year high against the euro.

The Australian share market has closed lower but has clawed back some earlier heavy losses linked to US interest rate rise fears.

The Australian sharemarket has plunged as weak commodities prices drag on the miners and energy players.

A senior central banker has suggested interest rates could be cut again.

The Australian dollar has hit a fresh six-year low as the weakest business confidence in almost two years reminds traders another interest rate cut is likely.

The Dow has dumped more than 330 points on renewed worries about higher interest rates and the soaring dollar.

The share market has closed relatively flat as the mining and energy sectors fell on the latest Chinese inflation data and lower iron ore prices.

The Australian sharemarket is higher buoyed by strength from the major banks and despite weakness in the resources sector.

The Australian dollar is firmer as traders seek profit by selling a recently resurgent greenback.