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Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... news. At 0645 AEST on Thursday the June share price index futures contract was up 17 points at 5,424. March US home construction and industrial production bolstered sentiment while the Federal Reserve's Beige Book on US economic conditions confirmed ...

BOE has a problem to smile about

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... manufacturing slowed in March from February but at 55.3 remains far above its long term average of 51.4. While the construction PMI also eased in March, the index had been at above 50 for 11 months straight and the reading of 62.5 remains at the highs ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... its job advertisements series for March. The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association performance of construction index (PCI), also for March, is also due out. Meanwhile, the APPEA oil and gas conference continues for the second of its ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... were disappointing but affected the Australian dollar more than the share market, Mr Le Brun said. Approvals for the construction of new homes fell 5.0 per cent in February. BHP Billiton was up 35 cents at $37.40, Rio Tinto had added 45 cents at $64.30 ...

JANA absorbs MLC IM in NAB restructure

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
... by existing MLC Investment Management chief investment officer Jonathan Armitage. It will be responsible for the construction and ongoing management of all multi-manager sector portfolios and all diversified portfolios provided through NAB Group platforms ...

A$ rising on China slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... of currency liberalisation - and China's State Council already announced plans to "accelerate preliminary work and construction on key investment projects" to expand domestic demand and stabilise growth. But perhaps, Governor Glen's smiling at this turn ...

Whatever works

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... week's Crimea and Fed news was China's State Council announcement that it plans to "accelerate preliminary work and construction on key investment projects" to expand domestic demand and stabilise growth. National Bureau of Statistics of China data show ...

PC examines Weaven's 'inverted bid' infra model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
... whether long-term investors had adequate expertise to fill the role normally played by investment banks in sponsoring construction bids. It also said specifying preferred bidders must not reduce competition, saying, "Competitive tendering for the IRR ...

market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... after controlling shareholder Hochtief made a $1.15 billion conditional bid to increase its stake in the Australian construction group. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank had dropped 16 cents to $34.58, ANZ had lost 22.5 cents to $32.355 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... Representatives Standing Committee on Economics. The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association's performance of construction index (PCI) for February is due out. In equities news, BHP launches its Five Rivers Conservation Project and Chevron ...