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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2006
... increase in iron ore product prices. On the economics front the Westpac/Melbourne Institute will release its April Leading Index and Merrill Lynch and Cap Gemini will release the results of their 2006 World Wealth Report. NEW YORK - US stocks were mixed ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2006
... Exchange, the June share price index was 42 points firmer at 5310. On the day the Westpac/Melbourne Institute February leading index will be released, while on the equity front investors will be looking for any further developments on the raft of mergers ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2006
... Industry Group release the March quarter manufacturing survey and Westpac/Melbourne Institute unveils the January leading index. On the equities front Seek chief executive Paul Bassat speaks in Brisbane while Rio Tinto iron ore chief executive Sam Walsh ...

S&P and CITIC JV to ramp up Asian indices

S&P and China's leading index provider CITIC has formed a joint venture in a bid to create more benchmark indices for the Chinese securities market. The 50-50 joint venture will be named Standard & Poor's/CITIC Index Service and builds on both group's ...

Daily economic update

The Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity stood at 4.1 per cent in December. This is above its long-term level of 3.7 per cent indicating a favourable growth outlook for the domestic economy in the coming months. However, reflecting ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2006
... Management both front shareholders while on the economics front Westpac-Melbourne Institute releases the December Leading Index. NEW YORK - US stocks shot higher with all three major indexes gaining about one per cent, as oil fell to its 2006 low and ...

Weekly economic round-up

... week's major data releases include the NAB business survey, lending finance, March quarter wages report and the leading index among others. The week will be capped by RBA Governor Ian Macfarlane's semi-annual testimony before the Standing Committee on ...

Daily economic update

... consumer expectations, stock prices and jobless claims. Four components fell led by the pace of deliveries. The leading index suggests continued US growth over the next six to nine months. However, despite positive growth indications, the US dollar fell ...

Daily economic update

The Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity rose by 1.3 points (0.6 per cent) to 234.2 in November from 232.90 in the previous month, suggesting continued decent growth in the Australian economy in the next three to nine months. ...

Daily economic update

... indicators rising above 50 per cent in November for the second consecutive month. The Cabinet Office reported that the leading index was at 60 per cent in November, from 81.8 per cent in October. A number at or above 50 indicates faster business activity ...