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The Chartist reports a technical buy has been triggered in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

The ASX 200 is back at 5500, the budget held no great surprises, and Wall Street paused last night at its highs. Dow up 19. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Sharp rebounds in the Nasdaq and Russell 2000 turned potential pullback into a new S&P high last night. Dow up 112. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

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

Down one day, up the next, up in the morning and down in the afternoon. Dow up 32. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Kathleen Brooks of FOREX.com discusses why the US dollar remains stubbornly weak in the faec of Fed tapering and an improving US economy.

A pullback of Russian troops and more soothing words from the Fed gave blue chips a boost last night while the Nasdaq rout continued. Dow up 117. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

When nothing much else is going on and one high profile stock starts getting dumped, the mood becomes infectious. Dow down 129. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

The uncertain world is lacking a reason to trend, so not much is transpiring. Dow up 17. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

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