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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... crisis under lock and key for as long as possible. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose after better-than-expected US manufacturing data sent Wall Street stocks rallying, while traders' concerns over Greece's sovereign debt have eased. The euro climbed to ...

China-Gillard tug o' war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... above the expansion/contraction line. But as long as the PMI remains above 50 - it was 50.9 in June - it signals manufacturing expansion and along with it, continued demand for Australia's coal, steel and other minerals export. But while Australian mining ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... are set for a strong start to a week full of economic news after Wall Street rose on promising signs from the US manufacturing industry. At 0627 AEST, the local September share price index futures contract is up 48 points at 4,634, indicating a rise ...

Sunny side up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... disruptions to supply-chains resulting from Japan's 11 March calamity. The latest instalment being the rebound in the ISM manufacturing index to 55.3 in June from 53.5 in the previous month when markets were expecting a drop to 52. And sure enough, this ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
The Australian dollar was softer at noon, as weak Chinese manufacturing data offset lingering positive sentiment over the Greek austerity vote. At 1200 AEST, the Australian dollar was trading at 106.91 US cents, down from 107.40 US cents on Thursday. ...

I'm still standing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... disruptions to supply-chains resulting from Japan's 11 March calamity. This is confirmed by rebounds in the Fed's regional manufacturing surveys: The Kansas City Fed PMI survey jumped by 13 points to 14 in June; the Richmond Fed manufacturing survey ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... 4,620. In economics news on Friday, The Australian Industry Group and Pricewaterhouse issue their performance of manufacturing (PMI) index for June, and the Housing Industry Association (HIA) releases new home sales data for May. The Reserve Bank of ...

Better second half

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... presence felt soon. In fact, we're already beginning to see signs of this. Latest data show that the Chicago Fed's manufacturing index rebounded 84.0 in May - the second highest reading in more than two years - from 83.6 in the previous month, a sign ...

Bendigo Wealth expands, restructures with seven senior appointments

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... development managers covering up to 4000 independent brokers and advisers and about 1000 key accounts, she said. New manufacturing roles have also been created with Darryl Drown appointed senior manager of Bendigo Wealth Manufacturing, Gillian Carless ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... releases from the US, China and Europe added to doubts on the strength of the global economic recovery. China's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index hit an 11-month low, while in Europe a key indicator on manufacturing activity fell to a 20-month ...