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CBA posts $4.27bn half year profit

AAP & ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... still volatility in global markets," Narev said. "The risks presented by that volatility continue to suppress business confidence." He said there was little evidence of a meaningful increase in investment in Australia's non resource sectors, other than ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... giant Vodafone. Frankfurt's DAX 30 gave up 0.46 per cent to 9,349.22 points despite a sharp rise to German business confidence, while in Paris the CAC 40 shed 0.41 per cent to 4,144.56 points. Madrid fell 1.12 per cent while Milan shed 0.44 per cent. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
... rose 0.58 per cent to 4,278.53 points. Madrid gained 0.49 per cent but Milan slipped 0.10 per cent. German business confidence rebounded in November to the highest level for more than 18 months. Germany's Ifo economic institute's business climate index ...

Investment still lagging despite confidence surge: RBA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
The surge in consumer and business confidence in the last two months is yet reap investment rewards, with the business community remaining subdued, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Glenn Stevens said this morning. Speaking at the Citi Investment ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... stock markets were hesitant as traders reacted to a US budget impasse, offsetting news of improving eurozone business confidence. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.81 per cent to close at 6,512.66 points. But Frankfurt's DAX 30 dipped only ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013
... index rose for the fifth month in a row in September, inching up to 107.7 points from 107.6 points in August. Business confidence in Germany is continuing to rise, albeit slowly, suggesting that the burgeoning recovery in Europe's biggest economy is ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... Chinese economic data, the possibility of a diplomatic solution to the Syria chemical weapons issue and renewed business confidence in the wake of the Australian federal election. CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the market was reacting ...

Coalition victory to boost business confidence

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
A Coalition victory in tomorrow's election will provide a welcome boost to business confidence but without a majority in both houses the lift may not be enough to plug the hold left by the end of the mining investment phase, according to UBS strategist ...

Countplus blames profit loss on political uncertainty

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... tax loss of 2% for financial year 2013 with its directors saying that the earnings were impacted by falling business confidence, in part due to the upcoming federal election. The group's profit is $11.08 million and $10.92 million are attributable to ...

Post-Bernanke uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... euro area is expected to emerge from recession in the third quarter. Plus, reports last night show German business confidence improved for a third month in July and get this...Spain's unemployment rate declined to 26.3% in Q2 - the first drop in two ...