Shares in James Packer's casinos operator Crown Resorts have fallen sharply in the wake of China's detention of 18 Crown employees, as investors fear a crackdown on gambling in China.
The Australian share market has slipped lower in early trade as investors try to assess the impact of Federal Reserve comments and stay cautious ahead of key data this week.
Oil prices have fallen slightly as traders balance a stronger US dollar and another increase in the US oil rig count against expectations that more OPEC talk of output cuts will keep crude above $US50 per barrel.
Gold has fallen as the US dollar has risen after US economic data came in within analysts' expectations, cementing assumptions of an interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve by year-end.
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The share market has ended the week with a flat performance, as inflation data from China conflicted with the previous day's disappointing trade numbers from the economic powerhouse.
The Australian share market is barely hanging on to early gains as investors look for positives after a gloomy day in overseas markets following weak Chinese trade data.
US stocks slipped on Thursday led by falls in financial shares and following weak Chinese economic data but a late-day rebound in oil prices limited the day's decline.
Oil prices have settled higher after a US government report showing hefty draws in diesel and petrol offset the first crude inventory build in six weeks.
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Spot gold has held modest gains, after minutes from the Federal Reserve's September meeting that showed several voting policymakers judged an interest rate rise would be warranted "relatively soon" if the US economy continued to improve.
Oil prices have settled one per cent lower after OPEC reported its September oil output hit eight-year highs, offsetting optimism over the group's pledge to bring a global crude glut under control.
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones industrial average indexes ended Wednesday's session with small gains as expectations for timing on a rate hike were largely unchanged after US Federal Reserve minutes and investors waited on earnings reports.
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The Australian dollar is hovering at a three-week low as the US greenback found support among investors following falls in global equity markets and oil prices.
Oil prices have retreated from one-year highs, after OPEC said it was trying to reach a global agreement to cap production for at least six months amid doubts about how much that would reduce a crude glut.
Slumping crude prices and a dour start to Wall Street's corporate earnings season have pulled down US and European equities, while the dollar hit an eight-month high on increasing bets US interest rates will rise in December.
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Oil prices have jumped as much as three per cent, with Brent hitting a one-year high, after Russia says it is ready to join OPEC in curbing crude output and Algeria calls for similar commitments from other non-OPEC producers.
Gold has recovered from its biggest weekly drop since November after downbeat US payrolls data dampened speculation of a near-term US interest rate rise and as Chinese buyers returned after the Golden Week holiday.
