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Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... hoisted up by the news du jour of positive indications from the latest PMI survey readings. Yes. The Markit Economics index of US manufacturing rose to a flash reading of 56.2 in May - the highest in three months - from April's final reading of 55.6. ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... to 5,458.1 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks finished higher following mixed US economic data as a closely watched index of small-cap equities outperformed the broader market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 10.02 points points, or 0.06 per ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2014
... as traders digested central bank updates for clues on interest rate movements from across the globe. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies climbed 0.28 per cent to close at 6,821.04 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 tacked on 0.61 per cent to 9,697.87 points ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... rose, with Frankfurt's DAX 30 gaining 0.54 per cent to finish at a record close of 9,754.43 points. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies climbed 0.31 per cent to 6,873.08 points and the CAC 40 in Paris added 0.25 per cent to end the day at 4,505.02 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014
... conditions in the euro area next month, saying the "governing council is comfortable with acting next time". London's FTSE 100 index of top companies rallied 0.63 per cent to close at 6,839.25 points. Germany's DAX 30 jumped 0.90 per cent to finish at ...

Promises promises and broken promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... cent over the past fortnight, a period that coincides with widespread reports of tough planned budget measures". "An index of people's view of economic conditions over the next year plunged more than 20 per cent over the past two weeks." And where sentiment ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... government's National Commission of Audit report is due to be released. The Reserve Bank of Australia will release the April index of commodity prices, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release the March quarter international trade price indexes ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was was up 19 points at 5,496. The US' Conference Board's index of consumer confidence dipped to 82.3 in April, below the 83.6 forecast by analysts. But, the S&P/Case-Shiller index of home ...

The music's still playing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... about a year ago. Goldilocks is back. The US economy is not too hot, not too cold. The S&P/Case-Shiller 20 US cities index of property values increased by 12.9% in the year to February - more than market expectations but is the smallest annual rate of ...

WaveStone launches local long-only equity fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... Before fees, this portfolio has delivered 8.2% p.a. for the 7 years to 31 March 2014, versus the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index of 2.8% p.a. over the same period - a top quartile 5.4% p.a. outperformance. According to the group, this performance was ...