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Macquarie says market conditions improving

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
Investment bank Macquarie Group still expects a stronger full year performance as general market conditions continue to show signs of improvement. Macquarie says its annuity-style businesses - Macquarie Funds; banking and financial services; and corporate ...

Credit Suisse goes "wild" in its 2014 outlook

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... tapering and embarks on an even more aggressive round of QE all while the RBA adopts a tightening bias instead of easing. Stronger Chinese growth will also help supporting higher commodity prices." The paper also looked at the possibility of Australia ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
... discretionary sectors were outperforming consumer staples and healthcare in early trade. The mining giants all opened stronger. At 1025 AEDT BHP Billiton gained six cents to $35.56, Rio Tinto added 54 cents to $64.65 and Fortescue surged 9.5 cents to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... season has begun with electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi lifting its half year profit more than 10 per cent to $90.3 million on stronger sales and improved margins. Its shares were up 32 cents, or 1.83 per cent, to $18.33 at 1055 AEDT. However, most sectors ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... season has begun with electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi lifting its half year profit more than 10 per cent to $90.3 million on stronger sales and improved margins. Its shares were up 32 cents, or 1.83 per cent, to $18.33 at 1055 AEDT. However, most sectors ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... Australia, the market on Friday recovered early losses to edge slightly into positive territory as investors searched for stronger direction. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 1.9 points, or 0.04 per cent, to 5,190 points. The broader All Ordinaries ...

$1.5 billion given away by PAFs since launch

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... more than $100 million. Weaker financial markets from 2008 have seen a flat total corpus in recent years. However, with stronger markets more recently and a rebound in the number of new PAFs established, JBWere estimates that the total PAF corpus will ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... rising 25 points to 15,820.96, while Sydney eased 0.22 per cent, or 11.7 points, to close at 5,319.8 after the release of stronger than expected inflation data. Seoul gained 0.33 per cent, or 6.53 points, to end at 1,970.42. Shanghai surged 2.16 per ...

There's the good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
... a strong lead from the US. Wall Street finished strongly firmer after official data showed US retail sales rose by a stronger-than-expected 0.2 per cent in December. Locally, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 33.4 points, or 0.64 per cent, higher at ...