Australia rate hike, earnings optimism lift Wall Street
Posted Tue, Oct 6, 2009 by Reuters: Business News on October 6, 2009 and is filed under Reuters Business News.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks gained sharply on Tuesday after Australia became the first G20 country to raise interest rates since the onset of the financial crisis, and on optimism for a strong U.S. earnings season.

