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Wall Street opened stronger before a big square-up occurred in all markets ahead of tonight’s jobs numbers and their QE2 implications. Dow down 19.

Wall Street shook off a weak private sector jobs report to close flat on heightened QE2 anticipation. Dow up 22. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEDST)

Following the Bank of Japan’s surprise jump into QE2, Danske Bank argues the Bank of England will follow suit tomorrow night. With the Fed also preparing, will it all work?

The Bank of Japan moved yesterday to introduce widespread QE measures, prompting Wall Street to contemplate what other central bank might do the same. Dow up 193.

Broker downgrades ahead of earnings season were a feature of last night’s session. Dow down 78.

With the next Fed meeting not until November, Wall Street is looking at a month of ongoing QE2 speculation.

A wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

The US House of Reps has emphatically passed a bill to impose tariffs on its biggest creditor, China. What does this mean for the global economy in general and the Australian economy in particular?

A brief look at important company events and economic data releases next week.

Profit-taking capped the best September on Wall Street in 71 years. Dow down 47.