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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
... unlikely. "There's a lot of buying around," Mr Klusman said. "But the more the Aussie dollar goes up through our raising of interest rates, the more the Americans say Thank you very much', dump more of our stock and take it back home to protect their ...

IPOs hit by market uncertainty

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
Stock market jitters and uncertainty in credit market, interest rates and inflation are all coming together to stall IPO activity, according to a survey just released by Deloitte. Steve Woosnam, Deloitte corporate finance partner, said while IPO seem ...

Schroders expands fixed income team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
... international products to wholesale investors including private equity, hedge funds, specialist equities, cash and fixed interest.

International value funds back in vogue

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
International value funds have been lying low for several years, but the sweep of panic wafting from the recent credit market turbulence has the funds gearing for a major comeback - with several US fund managers eyeing the Australian market. US investment ...

Unsticking the CAD

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
... currency making imports too attractive and discouraging our exports then we better think again however. This is because more interest rate rises are on the way and that's only going to exacerbate the value of the Australian dollar as our US-Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
... in the red on Tuesday, depressed by negative investor sentiment, after the Reserve Bank of Australia lifted official interest rates, and a weaker Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 finished down 74.5 points at 5,792.9, while the broader ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
The Australian share market was weaker at noon, as investors prepared for a likely rise in official interest rates later today. At 1215 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 58.7 points at 5808.7, while the broader All Ordinaries was down 56.7 points ...

Fortune favours the prudent

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
As investors are left picking up the pieces from the recent share market and credit crash, some industry figures believe the answer lies in investors' ability to find a balance between investing with a long-term perspective, and making decisions quickly. ...

Interest rates - when economics meets politics

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
When politics meets the economics of fighting inflation, people have a habit of making big statements that can sound alarmist. Causing the jitters is that the Reserve Bank Board is meeting today and by 2.30 pm we'll know if they've decided to raise ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
... price index futures contract was down 72 points at 5,770. Today, the Reserve Bank of Australia board meets to discuss interest rates. It will release its decision at 1430 AEDT. The Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of ...