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Trump and Yellen twin risks for investors

President-elect Donald Trump speaks in Washington.

Uncertainties around Trump's policy agenda and the pace of US rate rises are the twin worries hanging over investors, and this week could provide insight into these interrelated issues.

US economy adds 156,000 jobs

Average hourly earnings gained by 2.9 per cent over the 12 months ended in December, the most since June 2009, following ...

The US labour market turned in a solid performance at the end of 2016, putting job gains above 2 million for a sixth year.

Market Activity

  • Advances
    Price
    199.00
    Percentage up/down
    42.61% rise
  • Declines
    Price
    193.00
    Percentage up/down
    41.33% fall
  • Unchanged
    Price
    75.00
    Percentage up/down
    16.06% steady
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"The number I look at every morning is what the dollar is doing," El-Erian said Friday in an interview

El-Erian wary of $US ascent

Mohamed El-Erian said investors should be worrying about how fast and how much the US dollar is strengthening.

Robust outcomes from the four major trade accords that are currently being negotiated would lift the "fairly low" ...

HSBC sees six upside risks

Market analysts have been unusually emphatic about forecasting downside risks, leading HSBC to point to risks to the upside.

Currencies

"The number I look at every morning is what the dollar is doing," El-Erian said Friday in an interview

El-Erian wary of $US ascent

Mohamed El-Erian said investors should be worrying about how fast and how much the US dollar is strengthening.

Wholesale Interbank Rates
Currencies Buys ($AU1) Sells ($AU1) $ Mvmt % Mvmt
AUD/USD 0.7295 0.7292 0.0001rise 0.01% rise
AUD/EUR 0.6928 0.6924 0.0011rise 0.16% rise
Updated: January 9, 2017 - 6:52AM

Market Details

Volatility S&P;/ASX 200 VIX
Price
12.50
Change in
-0.2320fall
Percentage up/down
(-1.82%) fall
Today's market compared to previous close
Turnover
Sector Turnover ($AU) Volume Trades
Market total 3,381,568,261 2,303,649,965 819,291
Industrial 2,707,242,056 676,375,118 657,693
Mining 666,409,597 1,627,106,509 158,800
Last updated: January 6, 2017 - 5:55PM

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ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Highs Last Week Last Month
ANN ANSELL LIMITED 25.480rise 25.480 25.350
ANZ ANZ BANKING GRP LTD 31.380rise 31.380 30.890
APL ANTIPODES GLOBAL INV 1.100rise 1.100 1.100
AQF AUS GOV INDEX FUND 1.980rise 1.980 1.870
AXI AXIOM PROPERTIES 0.058rise 0.058 0.057
AXL AXSESSTODAY LTD 1.320rise 1.320 1.320
BIG BIG UN LTD 0.295rise 0.295 0.230
BUB BUBS AUST LTD 0.450rise 0.450 0.004
CBA COMMONWEALTH BANK. 84.180rise 84.180 83.500
CCE CARNEGIE CLN ENERGY 0.079rise 0.079 0.062
Updated: January 6, 2017 - 6:50PM

ASX - 52 Weeks Highs

Code Name New Lows Last Week Last Month
BFC BESTON GLOBAL LTD 0.315fall 0.315 0.315
BIQ BUILDINGIQ, INC 0.085fall 0.085 0.085
BKP BARAKA ENERGY RES 0.001fall 0.001 0.001
BPH BPH ENERGY LTD 0.004fall 0.004 0.005
BUD BUDDY PLATFORM LTD 0.059fall 0.059 0.059
CHK COHIBA MIN LTD 0.010fall 0.010 0.010
CMY CAPITAL MINING 0.001fall 0.001 0.001
COO CORUM GROUP LIMITED 0.060fall 0.060 0.065
CV1 CV CHECK LTD 0.070fall 0.070 0.076
CYG COVENTRY GROUP 0.870fall 0.870 0.880
Updated: January 6, 2017 - 4:12PM