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Same old same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... did not stop the sell-off in the local sharemarket and investors seeking safety in bonds. The Australian Bureau of Statistics' Labour Price Index showed that total hourly rates of pay, excluding bonuses, rose by 1.2 per cent in the June quarter. While ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... share price index futures contract was just four points down at 4,910. In economic news today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases average weekly earnings data for the May quarter, and Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... 4,995. Releases today include the Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment, the Australian Bureau of Statistics labour price index for the June quarter, and Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor Philip Lowe will speak in Sydney ...

Growth and inflation updates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
This Week's Market Movers (11 - 15 Aug 2008) Key growth and inflation statistics from the major world economies will compete with the 29th Olympiad in Beijing in holding market attention this week. Australia: The week starts off with the release of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... events include the Reserve Bank of Australia's quarterly statement on monetary policy and the Australian Bureau of Statistics' lending finance data for June. The Housing Industry Association of Australia will release its national and state outlook for ...

Returns stats should show impact of advice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
A review of APRA's return on assets (ROA) statistics commissioned by IFSA has recommended the regulator publish actual gross and net fund performance figures so consumers can compare the impact of advice. The report, produced by the International Centre ...

Eyes on the labour market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
The Australian Bureau of Statistics will release the Australian Labour Force report today. Market expectations centre on a meager 5K increase in jobs in July and the unemployment rate to rise to 4.3 percent. This forecast represents a softening from ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index for July, and Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) labour force data for July. Tabcorp Holdings Ltd releases its annual results. The Australian share market gained more ...

eWrap veteran unveils free planning tool

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... said Kolbusz. The website is powered by an engine that Kolbusz and his team developed which uses Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data to calculate more than 50 million financial functions in a matter of seconds. Using this engine, should a financial ...

Fed does an RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... high, the Bank of England is not expected to lower interest rates when it meets tomorrow night. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that UK industrial output declined by 1.6 percent in the 12 months to June following a 1.7 percent fall ...