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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... was up six points at 4,566 points, with 2,857 contracts traded. In economics news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics publishes international merchandise imports and motor vehicles sales data for May. Treasury Secretary Ken Henry speaks at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
... June share price index contract was 68 points higher at 4,590. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases dwelling unit commencements data for March, and Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their Indexes of Economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... governor Ric Battellino addresses the Financial Executives International of Australia conference. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance data for April. In companies news, Aurora Minerals Ltd and Desert Energy Ltd hold extraordinary ...

Mood change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... will have a continued recovery, but it won't feel terrific." And there was really nothing significantly new in the statistics, news and reports that came out overnight. Wall Street just decided to focus on the filled portion of the half-empty glass. ...

Tide turns in industry vs retail fund performance

APRA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
... ahead of industry funds' 16 per cent. Prudential watchdog APRA released its latest quarterly superannuation performance statistics this morning, reporting that total assets saved through super rose 24.6 per cent to $1.26 trillion over the 12 months to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
... and materials sectors. In late morning, market players cheered a labour force report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), which showed the nation's jobless rate fell to 5.2 per cent in May, with the economy adding 26,900 jobs in the month. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
... down 11 points at 4,391 points, with 4,345 contracts traded. In economics news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its May labour force report at 1130 AEST. Other economic data due include the Melbourne Institute survey of consumer ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and State Treasurer Andrew Fraser address CEDA's Qld budget luncheon. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases housing finance data for April, and the Australian Office of Financial Management conducts an auction of ...

Great disappointment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... cent in the previous month because Americans have simply given up looking for work. This is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) website: "The number of unemployed reentrants to the labor force fell by 286,000 in May, offsetting an increase in April." ...

Bring it on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
... indicator had always been 'the' major economic indicator for America - it is not called "the mother of all economic statistics" for nothing. But this month's payrolls report for May is a very special one because of its magnitude and the guesses so wide ...