Christine Gaylican

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar opened this morning above 1.0300 but has since fallen to similar levels seen at the end of last week.

Stocks continued to sink midday, after reports of manufacturing pullbacks in the U.S. and Europe piled on top of investor concerns over the possibility of an earlier-than-expected end to the Federal Reserve's stimulus programs.

Bell FX Currency Outlook:The Australian Dollar hit a 4-month low in early morning trade due to a number of issues which has dampened recent market confidence, but did find support at this key level.

Stocks held shallow losses after minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent policy-setting meeting showed rising unease about its recent stimulus efforts

Bell FX Currency Outlook: Australian Dollar tumbles in morning trade as the U.S. established gains with the Federal Reserve minutes showing concern that more quantitative easing might be needed.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar was little changed for the second successive night in offshore markets. The AUD looks to the RBA rate cut expectations should recede further with the economic news trickling in.

Blue chips rose to within 1% of all-time highs, as reports of corporate dealmaking and an upbeat reading on German investor sentiment emboldened stock-market bulls. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 46 points, or 0.3%, to 14027 in mid-afternoon Tuesday trading as investors returned from the three-day Presidents Day holiday weekend.

With U.S. markets closed for a holiday on Monday, European stock markets ended low but Asia-Pacific markets hit higher notes led by Japan now avoiding criticism on a weakening yen.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has opened little changed this morning in relatively quiet markets.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has opened below 1.0300 this morning as markets on Friday night had a generally quiet session.

Stocks edged mostly lower as declines in Wal-Mart Stores and the energy sector offset firm readings on consumer confidence and New York manufacturing.

Blue chips remained in the red mid-day, but gains in energy and consumer-staples sectors helped pull the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index to the flat line in a deal-heavy day.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has opened slightly higher, following a night in which the key news was the release of worse than expected Euro Zone GDP data, confirming the ongoing recession.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: Australian Dollar bounces to two week high.

Blue chips approached five-year highs Tuesday amid upbeat earnings reports and a rally in financial shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 62 points, or 0.5%, to 14034 in mid-afternoon trading, putting the benchmark on pace for its highest close since October 2007.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has appreciated against the Greenback overnight amid confusion over the G7's stance on the JPY's recent decline.

Declines in energy stocks helped push major benchmarks lower, a soft patch that follows the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index's longest stretch of weekly gains since August.

Australian dollar continues its losses arising from Asian markets closed for the Lunar new year holidays.

U.S. stocks rallied broadly Friday, pushing the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index to a five-year high, as Wall Street braced for a blizzard. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 48.92 points, or 0.35%, to 13992.97, erasing the previous day's decline of 42 points. In intraday trading, the Dow industrials briefly rose above the 14000 level for the first time since Tuesday.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The recent negative tone of the Australian Dollar was lifted after better than expected trade data from Germany, the US and China pushed the currency above 1.0300.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar fell to USD 1.0273, its lowest level in more than three months, after comments from European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi caused stock markets to decline.

Major stock benchmarks pared sharp losses but remained solidly in the red Thursday, weighed down by growth-sensitive sectors amid worries on Europe and underwhelming data on the U.S. economy.

U.S stocks pulled back as the energy and technology sectors struggled. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 31 points, or 0.2%, to 13949 Wednesday afternoon, after sliding as many as 66 points in the opening minutes of trading.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: Australian Dollar breaks support as weak Retail Sales weighs on the currency.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has regained some lost ground overnight as the market digested the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to leave the cash rate unchanged yesterday at 3.00%.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped toward its first triple-digit drop this year, as weakness in technology stocks helped derail a five-week rally for the blue chips

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar remains steady ahead of the RBA meeting later today.

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian dollar has started the day's trade above 1.0400 after a brief dip on Friday night into the high 1.0300's.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average seesawed within a narrow range, though carrying a slight negative bias, after the FOMC was slightly less dovish in its policy statement.