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Amber PlumDeputy Business Editor

Amber Plum has been Deputy Business Editor at The Australian since 2018, after joining the masthead in 2016. She was previously a European correspondent and deputy editor at Business Spectator.

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Stacks of Australian one dollar coins. Focus on front coin.

Dollar tops US76c in late trade

The local unit has been supported by expectations of Japanese stimulus measures.

James Glynn

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Stocks pare gains, US rates eyed

The local sharemarket has closed firmly in the black despite checking earlier optimism.

Daniel Palmer

Business

The Australian boosts offering

The Australian will offer its subscribers free access to The Wall Street Journal, as it reaches new milestones.

Darren Davidson

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Aussie one dollar coins, on a twenty dollar note.

Dollar edges back in late trade

Further rises are eyed this week for the Aussie after strong US jobs data failed to boost the greenback.

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A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, July 1, 2016. Asian shares mostly rose Friday with investors remaining in a buying mood amid low interest rates and after world markets recovered their losses from Britain's vote to leave the European Union a week ago. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Tokyo stocks surge 4pc

The Japanese stockmarket has seen sentiment soar on the back of Shinzo Abe’s electoral victory.

Kosaku Narioka

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A candidate of ruling Liberal Democratic Party Eriko Imai (R) celebrates her victory with Japanese Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president Shinzo Abe (L) at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on July 10, 2016. Abe's ruling coalition was on track to expand its majority in upper house elections on July 10, media projections showed, in a convincing victory despite lukewarm support for its policies. / AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI

Tokyo stocks lead Asian rally

The Japanese sharemarket has lifted as much as 3.6pc after Shinzo Abe’s election win.

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An accommodation rig developed by Singapore’s Keppel. The city-state is the world’s largest maker of mobile platforms used to drill for oil at sea, and the plunge in oil prices has hit the industry hard. PHOTO: NICKY LOH/BLOOMBERG NEWS

Oil price bounces from 2m low

Brent crude has lifted from an inventories-inspired sell-off as the market awaits US jobs figures.

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A currency trader watches monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, July 4, 2016. Asian stocks rose Monday following Wall Street's gains as expectations increased that central banks might ease monetary policy following Britain's vote to leave the European Union. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Asian stocks fall as risks eyed

The Shanghai stockmarket has shed 1pc amid rising nerves over bank threats.

Dominique Fong

Markets

Dollar lifts ahead of US payrolls

The local unit has ticked higher in late trade, as investors continue to digest S&P’s warning.

James Glynn

Markets

Stocks end flat as banks weigh

The local sharemarket has lost ground this week, while investors are cautious on banks ahead of US jobs data.

Daniel Palmer

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