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Rate cut? maybe not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
... toned down expectations from a 'likely' 50 basis point cut this year to only 25 basis points. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that actual new private capital expenditure rose by 5.7 per cent in the June quarter. This is more than double ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... Exchange, the September share price index futures contract was up 53 points at 5,038. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) private new capital expenditure for June is due. Companies releasing annual results include Village Roadshow, Origin ...

CARE Super closes cap guaranteed option

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... option comes at a tricky time when the option is undergoing a winning streak in the returns arena. Selecting Super statistics earlier this year indicate capital guaranteed options have delivered an average return of 5.3 per cent over a one year period ...

A$ backpedals

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... prices and tighter lending standards are lowering British demand for home purchases. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release its preliminary estimate of construction work done for the June quarter. Construction work done is expected to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... Exchange, the September share price index futures contract was up six points at 4,992. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases preliminary data on construction work done in June. Companies releasing annual results include IOOF Holdings ...

Capex & Credit at the forefront

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 24 AUG 2008
... investment spending is the key release for the domestic market this week with the release of the Australian Bureau of Statistics' Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure for June 2008. Actual capital expenditure declined by 2.5 per cent ...

Lower, higher, steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... growth would ease inflationary pressure and pave the way for easier monetary policy. Meanwhile, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release data on new motor vehicles sales for July. The annual growth in sales of new motor vehicles has steadily ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... 4,919. In news today, the Reserve bank of Australia (RBA) will release its monthly bulletin and Australian Bureau of Statistics will issue new motor vehicles sales data from July. Annual results are due from Amcor, Qantas, Fairfax Media, Healthscope ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... and the Reserve Bank of Australia will release the minutes of its August 5 board meeting. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases data on merchandise imports for July, and the Melbourne Institute issues its quarterly wages report. In company news ...

Plum cuts missing TFNs by 11pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... active members to drop from 14,400 to 900. Only 834 Plum members paid tax because they did not provide a TFN. "Our statistics are telling us the ATO's initiative to provide TFNs to super funds last year was highly successful, however that initiative ...