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Check pay before shifting OS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
... up the list due to] steep property rental costs, together with the strengthening of the British pound compared to the US dollar," said Nathalie Constantin-Metral, research manager and senior associate at Mercer. Mercer's survey covers 143 cities across ...

Economic round-up: Chinese whispers and inflation rumbles

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2007
... and sold-off where there are misgivings over market calculations, was left quaking in a narrow range yesterday and the US dollar fell by US0.15Ac. Although some analysts disagree, many believe our market is reaching its maximum appetite for risk. And ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2007
... raising interest rates. The release of minutes from the Bank of England's board meeting earlier this month weakened the US dollar, which in turn helped the domestic unit. The Australian dollar opened at $US0.8235/38. However, Mr Moore said the market ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
... "We're also expecting a low figure for the US consumer price index tonight, which is probably good, but will mean the US dollar will get weaker," he said. "If the CPI's low, the Aussie dollar will get higher, putting additional pressure on our miners. ...

Surging dollar prompts mixed views on fall-out

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2007
Nipping at the heels of its 1990 high against the US dollar, the Australian dollar, climbing steadily since early March, has reached a 17-year peak overnight on Tuesday of $0.8365. Although cyclicals such as resources, materials and energy come out ...

US pension funds no longer the big boys

... pension funds in the world back in 2000 to only 45 per cent by 2005. "This drop is partly down to the fall in value of the US dollar, nearly 30 per cent against the euro over the five years," the report said. For example, in 2000, 15 out of the top 20 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2007
... 5,389.85. TOKYO - The Nikkei average lifted as exporters relaxed amid a recovery in US stocks and a weaker yen against the US dollar. The Nikkei rose 183.50 points to 16,860.39 HONG KONG - Blue chips rose as gains in China Mobile offset falls in HSBC. ...

Two-thirds of RMBS bonds going to overseas investors

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2007
More than two-thirds of the $5.9 billion of mortgage backed securities the Commonwealth Bank plans to issue in the next couple of weeks will go into the portfolios of offshore investors. Aussie dollar securities are in demand overseas, especially since ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
... Composite Index climbed 17.87 points to 2,430.62. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index ended six days of losses as the US dollar rallied after a positive US GDP report. The FTSE 100 index closed up 58.5 points at 6,084.4. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2006
... the top," Aequs Securities institutional dealer Ric Klusman said. "A lot of this is in line with the weakness in the US dollar and the oil price pumping back over $US60 a barrel." Klusman added that resources are suffering as a general reaction to the ...