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China-Gillard tug o' war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... on confidence caused by uncertainties that include: the Greek debt crisis and fear of contagion; weaker-than-expected US growth statistics; Japan's earthquake/tsunami/nuclear crisis; the Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand and political tensions in ...

Market Wrap -Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... financial year on Thursday, investors such as big institutions had little reason to buy in with continuing worries about US growth and the Greek debt crisis ahead of a key vote this week on austerity measures weighing on financial markets. New Zealand's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... subdued ahead of first-quarter economic growth figures in the United States and a royal wedding holiday in Britain. US growth figures showed a sharp deceleration in the first quarter to a 1.8 per cent pace as governments slashed spending. That rate was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... share market closed sharply lower, pulled back by profit-taking on mining and energy stocks, amid fresh concerns about US growth prospects and the nuclear drama in Japan. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 72.5 points, or 1.46 per cent, at 4898.7 ...

Economic woes keep US growth in check

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
Fund managers hoping for a US GDP growth rate of 3 per cent or better are likely to be disappointed if Harvard academic Martin Feldstein is correct. Dr Feldstein recently told the Australian Centre for Financial Studies that the US was unlikely to achieve ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... cent. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions. LONDON - European stock markets closed firmer Friday on strong US growth figures after a testing week dominated by Middle East unrest, Portugal's debt crisis and Japanese efforts to recover from ...

AFA takes the lead with consumer campaign

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said it sees opportunities in the FOFA reforms and will be looking for ways to work with its members to make the most of the upcoming advice industry changes. Speaking at an AFA event on Wednesday, AFA chair ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... in Sydney. On Monday, the Australian share market fell on Monday with political violence in the Middle East and flat US growth figures spooking investors. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 21 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 4,753.9, while the broader ...

A QEasy road ahead for investors

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... Perpetual's head of investment markets research, told Financial Standard that "QEII will do nothing to create stronger US growth" and that the "overall outlook is for modest growth with heightened volatility." He said that austerity would be the best ...

Perpetual Private Wealth targets growth

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
Perpetual Private Wealth is aiming for year-on-year double digit growth in profits and revenue, and is planning to make further acquisitions, said Geoff Lloyd, Perpetual group executive of private wealth. Lloyd said the firm had set an ambitious growth ...