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Non-mining sectors must pick up the growth mantle

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
Australian economists agree that how the country's economy transitions from mining-driven investment to other areas of growth will be the single biggest issue of 2013. Speaking this morning at Financial Standard's annual Chief Economist Forum in Sydney ...

2013 a turning point for world economy: Clime

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
Significant improvements in each of the world's most anxiously watched markets have prompted a dramatic lift in investor sentiment, and could signal a major turning point for the global economy, according to Clime chief investment officer John Abernathy. ...

Grexin Brixit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
Well, well, well...what do you know? Over the past few weeks we've been keeping an eye on that other half of the US fiscal cliff - the budget spending cuts - and the lifting, or not, of the debt ceiling. That's been sorted (well, almost) last night ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after a positive showing on Wall Street but mixed results in European stocks after British Prime Minister announced a referendum on the country's future within the European Union (EU). At 0630 AEDT on Thursday ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after positive showings on US and European bourses following upbeat German economic data. At 0633 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up five points at 4,747. In economic news ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after the Dow and the S&P 500 hit their best levels since late 2007, helped by news that Republicans might agree to raise the US' debt ceiling. At 0655 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... rebound in 2014. Meanwhile, the World Bank cut its 2013 global economic growth forecast to 2.4 per cent, from the previous figure of 3.0 per cent, and described the recovery as "fragile and uncertain". In local economic news on Thursday, the Australian ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on Wall Street and most European markets following Germany's disappointing economic growth figures. At 0626 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was down 11 points ...

SMSF popularity belies fickle performance

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
Investors who turned to DIY super funds on the promise of superior returns may be getting less than they bargained for, new Rainmaker research shows. The unprecedented growth of the SMSF sector has eclipsed regular funds in recent years. The latest ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
The Australian market has opened higher despite mixed leads from Wall Street. At 1019 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 20 points, or 0.42 per cent, at 4,729.5 and the broader All Ordinaries index had added 19.7 points, or 0.42 per ...