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Return of the 'R' word

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
The Aussie market today can expect more bruises, as it seems that no sooner do the bandages come off that the markets cop another battering from somewhere else. US stock markets were mauled again on Friday by more bad news, this time from a surprise ...

Statewide hits $2b FUM milestone

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... the increase. The company's membership grew by five per cent with its default superannuation investment option and its Aussie Choice option returning better than market average of 17.5 and 18.9 per cent respectively last financial year. "Markets performed ...

Sentiment stable as San Andreas fault

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
... freezes soured sentiment overnight. This sent investors running for cover, fleeing equities and riskier assets with the Aussie and New Zealand dollars, along with commodities, trampled in the process. Despite a 53 per cent lift in half-year profit, Babcock ...

Risky business

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007
Forget loss of appetite, investors seem to have become risk-phobic resulting in equities along with the Aussie dollar suffering another hammering. In a race to the bottom of the pool, the S&P/ASX200 plummeted 9.9 per cent from June's peak, the Nikkei ...

Rate hike to launch dollar?

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
... the RBA's decision to raise interest rates a lot easier. According to John Kyriakopoulos from NabCapital research, "the Aussie dollar's response is unlikely to be significant although two consecutive daily gains in US equities suggests a more positive ...

Economic balancing act

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
... rose by a strong 1.5 per cent in the second quarter, primarily in building construction and petroleum refining. The strong Aussie dollar contributed to a fall in imported goods prices of 1.6 per cent. Consumer goods prices rose by 1.5 per cent in the ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2007
... vehicle sales figures for June. The Australian stock market bounced back yesterday, shrugging off the impact of the strong Aussie dollar and finding hope in mostly better base metal prices. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 55.1 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2007
... surprising the miners aren't doing well today, given gold and other commodity prices are up. "Maybe the strength of the Aussie dollar is starting to bite them."

Hiking partners: Aussie dollar and Kiwi inflation

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2007
... losses in the value of AAA rated sub-prime mortgage backed securities which have left these funds almost worthless. The Aussie dollar was also supported by comments from the Reserve Bank Governor, Glenn Stevens who said yesterday that he wasn't surprised ...

Advisers urged to exit UBS Aussie fund

Ratings firm Standard & Poor's Fund Services has downgraded the UBS Australian Share Fund from four to two stars and recommended that advisers find an alternative manager for their "core" Australian-equities investment. While UBS is not the only fund ...