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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014
... the US dollar, which resumed its surge towards Y110 while the euro struggled after a disappointing survey of business confidence in Germany. Tokyo on Thursday jumped 1.28 per cent, or 206.69 points, at a new seven-year high of 16,374.14 as the yen tumbled ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... into millions. A look at the latest Japanese indicators suggests that Japan remains in the woods. Japanese business confidence has fallen to 12 in the June quarter from 17 in the three-months to March. Why shouldn't they? Japanese consumers are still ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... climb later today. "When you wrap it all up, we've got low interest rates, the building sector is doing well, business confidence is positive, and the US economy is doing better - there is nothing major going against our market." BHP Billiton rose 20 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... cent) raised worries about consumer spending. LONDON - Europe's stock markets dropped as a fall in German business confidence offset positive British growth data, while traders reacted to a huge tie-up of the continent's pay-TV sector. In Paris, the ...

Masseurs Tony and Joey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... rover. A bit more time is needed to gauge exactly what impact the Budget measures would have on consumer and business confidence. Then again... that's if the Australian Senate votes to pass all the measures as is. Disclosure: lest I be crucified yet ...

NAB wealth division reports flat earnings

LAURA MILLAN AND AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2014
... business was benefiting from improvements in the economy and added that better results in the housing sector and business confidence should help lift credit growth in the business sector, which, as Australia's biggest business lender, is particularly ...

Promises promises and broken promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... if next week's Budget turn out to be as tough as Tony and Joey telegraphed it to be. Already, consumer and business confidence have slowed in April and March, respectively - and this was before the National Commission on Audit's recommended budget measures ...

ANZ wealth division profits up 11%

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... developed greater scale based on market share growth in home lending, small business lending and retail deposits. Business confidence in Australia is recovering more slowly than expected however, and in some segments growth remains subdued with competition ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... official data showed a slight pick-up in Chinese manufacturing while a closely watched survey showed Japanese business confidence at a more than six-year high. Tokyo fell 0.24 per cent, or 35.84 points, to finish at 14,791.99 despite a fall in the yen ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
... Frankfurt's DAX 30 jumped 1.63 per cent to 9,338.40 points, with traders shrugging off news of falling German business confidence. In Paris, the CAC 40 climbed 1.59 per cent to 4,344.12 points. The euro fell to $US1.3806 from $US1.3839 late on Monday ...