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As world leaders meet tomorrow to discuss ways of rebalancing the global economy to prevent another GFC, thoughts turn to the Plaza Accord of 1985.

A weak US dollar sent commodity prices higher once more, encouraging buying in stocks. Dow up 51.

Wall Street opened weak ahead of the Fed meeting and G20 later in the week, with tech stocks preventing bigger falls. Dow down 41.

Weekly musings from your editor. The share market closed at a new eleven month high. Time for a broader reflection?

It was another good day on Wall Street, with stocks shaking off yesterday’s hiccup to react to a positive spell cast by quadruple witching.

Wall Street could not post another positive session despite relatively strong economic data. Dow down 7.

Strong IP numbers sent Wall Street surging to its first triple-digit Dow move in a month – up 108.

Bernanke declared the recession over last night, so Wall Street bought it once more. Dow up 56.

Not just China, but Asia as a whole has been an important driver of the global recovery to date. Can this trend continue?

One year after Lehman, Wall Street pushed further into 2009 highs. Dow up 21.