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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... figures. Republic Gold Ltd holds its annual general meeting. On Monday, the Australian share market posted gains following stronger bank and mining stocks ahead of Tuesday's official interest rate decision by the central bank. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Macquarie beats expectations with interim results

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... profits of $403 million this morning, a fall of 16 per cent on the prior half and 29 per cent on the prior year, but stronger than its previously issued guidance and market expectations. Macquarie Funds Group, the company's funds management arm, remains ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
... better, but given that our market was up 60 points yesterday on anticipation that offshore markets would trade a lot stronger than that overnight, we've seen our market ease back a little bit here today," he said. Mr Spiteri said the market was focused ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
... leads from offshore trading overnight, with most key equities markets higher. Precious and base metals and oil also were stronger. On the ASX24 at 0724 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was 18 points lower at 4,701 points. In economics ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
The Australian share market was stronger at noon, led by the financial and energy sectors, as a wave of by-orders pushed stocks up from a flat open. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 46.1 points, or 0.99 per cent, at 4,694.3, while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
... Commerce in Australia on `Producing Energy in a Changing World'. On Thursday, the Australian share market closed flat as stronger resource stocks offset weakness in the financials sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished down two points, or 0.04 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
... Wednesday. "They got a knockdown yesterday and if you look at commodity prices across the board, really they were much stronger overnight," he said from Brisbane. At 1202 AEDT, the miners were mostly stronger. BHP Billiton was up 29 cents at $41.17 ...

Dollar rise to boost planner wages

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... buoyed by Australia's long-term upswing in commodities, managed inflation and high interest rates. The prospect of a stronger dollar, in turn, will place unprecedented pressure on employers in terms of wages. As for the demand for financial planners ...

Van Eyk completes China review

NEWS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... financial markets over the coming years, the rising middle class will boost consumption and many Chinese companies have stronger balance sheets when compared with their Western counterparts. Finally, following the de-pegging of the RMB from the US dollar ...

Queuing for QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... is undervalued against currencies of slow growing economies (European and Scandinavian countries) where it should be stronger and overvalued against the stronger emerging economies (mainly China and Asia). The Financial Standard Intelligence Unit (FSIU) ...