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Good news in inaction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... economy continuing to improve. April retail sales and building approvals increased while the contraction in the manufacturing sector has slowed. As such, Dun & Bradstreet's quarterly business expectations survey showing a more positive outlook among ...

The liquidity trade-off

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
... redeem for 90 days then you can get a better asset/liability match." It's a similar story on the retail product manufacturing side, said Mark Dutton, chief investment officer at AXA Australia and New Zealand. He said financial planners and product providers ...

GS trounces GM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2009
... certainly better positioned now to withstand GM. Don't stop me now. News out last night added to optimism. The US ISM manufacturing index - a leading indicator of the economy -- rose by more than expected in May. Although the 42.8 reading was still below ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
... and retail trade data for April. The Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian performance of manufacturing index for May and the TD-Melbourne Institute Inflation Gauge for June will be released. Also on Monday, the Housing Industry ...

Rwanda calls for $770m fund injection

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... lure investors to pour funds into the one of the fastest growing construction industries in the country - product manufacturing. "Rwanda is currently the largest importer of construction materials in the region. This is because we have few manufacturers ...

Unions attack retirement age change

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... reported that the major industrial unions, the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CMFEU) and the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU), have written a strongly worded letter to Prime Minister Rudd appealing for him to abandon his ...

Finovia opts for Select

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... three portfolios suitable for investors with different risk profiles. "Select's strategy is to provide our portfolio manufacturing expertise to a small number of high quality dealer groups, by allowing those dealers to create a series of portfolios operating ...

China's smoking gun

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
... Because supporting such a widespread habit requires a huge national infrastructure of tobacco growing and cigarette manufacturing, fears have grown that slowing economic conditions could cause Chinese smokers to cut back and damage the world's largest ...

They will, they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... better-than-expected US housing data and a rise in China's purchasing managers index above 50 - indicating that manufacturing there is once again expanding. They will. Those betting on another rate cut today points to the sharply deteriorating jobs outlook ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... four-month highs on Monday as sentiment was lifted by a surprisingly upbeat report on US home sales and data on Chinese manufacturing that raised hopes for a global economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 214.33 points, or 2.61 per ...