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The Australian dollar has been pushed back above 88 US cents by stronger-than-expected Chinese gross domestic product data.

The Australian share market closed lower but recovered from solid losses in the middle of the day to be only slightly down.

Australian shares are weaker as a mixed lead out of Wall Street dents the big banks.

The Australian dollar has hit fresh three-and-a-half-year lows amid concerns over China's shadow banking sector and growing strength in the US economy.

American Express's solid earnings has helped pushed the Dow higher but the broader market has fallen after a mixed batch of corporate earnings and economic reports.

The Australian stock market has closed lower, despite solid gains in the resources sector.

It is the biggest, heaviest - and with a legal tender value of $1 million dollars - the most valuable gold bullion coin in the world.

Australian shares are slightly weaker as disappointing US earnings results drag down the big banks, but the big miners power ahead.

Gold futures have settled near unchanged, edging slightly higher after data showing US inflation remains below the Federal Reserve's target.

US stocks have finished mostly lower following disappointing results from a number of big companies, including Citigroup and Best Buy.

The Australian dollar sunk to new three-and-a-half-year lows overnight on the back of weaker-than-expected employment data.

The Australian dollar has dropped below 88 US cents for the first time since July 2010 after official labour force data showed almost 32,000 full-time jobs were lost in December.

Australian shares have rallied as a sharp drop in the local currency helped give the mining giants a boost.

The Australian share market has opened higher, led by resources stocks, after a positive lead from markets in the United States.

US stocks have closed decisively higher following a batch of mostly solid economic and corporate earnings reports, and an upbeat Federal Reserve report.

The Australian dollar is lower after sliding overnight on the back of weaker-than-expected Chinese loan data.

Australian shares have recovered some of Tuesday's losses due to a strong lead from the US.

Australian shares have bounced back from Tuesday's losses, thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street.

Gold futures have pulled back as investors cash out following the precious metal's jump to one-month highs.

US stocks have closed solidly higher, buoyed by a better-than-expected report on December retail sales covering the holiday shopping season.

The Australian dollar has lost more than three-quarters of a US cent overnight as investors position themselves ahead of the release of local jobs data.

The Australian share market closed more than one per cent lower after a top US central bank official raised the prospect of ongoing reductions in the US's economic stimulus program.

Australian stocks have opened in the red following a sell-off on Wall Street overnight.

Australian bond futures prices continue to rally on the back of weaker-than-expected US jobs data.

US stocks have tumbled as Wall Street awaits a raft of financial reports as earnings season gets into full swing this week.

The Australian dollar continues to rally on the back of weaker-than-expected US jobs figures.

The Australian share market has closed lower following the release of disappointing US jobs figures.

The Australian sharemarket has opened flat as traders position themselves for key Chinese economic data releases and quarterly production reports from major resource companies this week.

Gold futures have climbed as investors recalibrate their expectations for Federal Reserve policy after a much weaker-than-expected reading on the US labour market.

Australian bond futures prices have rallied on the back of disappointing US jobs data.

The Australian dollar has rallied one US cent following weaker-than-expected US jobs data. At 0700 AEDT on Monday, the Australian dollar was trading at 90.03 US cents, up from 89.03 cents on Friday.

The Australian stock market has closed lower as investors worry that the US Federal Reserve may accelerate its tapering program.