Monthly Archives - March 2021

US stocks tumble amid inflation concerns: Aus shares to open lower

19 Mar 2021 - Australian futures are indicating a drop at the open. Stocks on Wall Street slumped overnight as Treasury yields reached some of the highest levels in more than a year. US President Joe Biden announced that the US had reached its goal of administering 100 million Covid-19 vaccine shots in the first 100 days of his presidency, reaching the goal with 6 weeks to spare. Meanwhile, European Union countries including France, Italy and Germany have restarted...

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Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) launches digital trading platform: ASX closed 0.7% lower

18 Mar 2021 - It's been a negative day of trade for the local market. After opening almost flat, the market continued to slide, extending yesterday's drop to close 49 points down. After data was released showing a better than expected improvement in the unemployment rate, the index lifted by 0.4 per cent. However, it failed to hang onto these gains. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at record highs overnight after the US Federal Reserve...

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