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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... government's National Commission of Audit report is due to be released. The Reserve Bank of Australia will release the April index of commodity prices, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release the March quarter international trade price indexes ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was was up 19 points at 5,496. The US' Conference Board's index of consumer confidence dipped to 82.3 in April, below the 83.6 forecast by analysts. But, the S&P/Case-Shiller index of home ...

The music's still playing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... about a year ago. Goldilocks is back. The US economy is not too hot, not too cold. The S&P/Case-Shiller 20 US cities index of property values increased by 12.9% in the year to February - more than market expectations but is the smallest annual rate of ...

WaveStone launches local long-only equity fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... Before fees, this portfolio has delivered 8.2% p.a. for the 7 years to 31 March 2014, versus the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index of 2.8% p.a. over the same period - a top quartile 5.4% p.a. outperformance. According to the group, this performance was ...

Bloomberg takes over UBS commodities indices

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
Bloomberg has negotiated a strategic partnership with UBS to allow its index business responsibility for governance, calculation, distribution and licensing of the bank's commodity indexes. From 1 July, the indexes will be renamed from the Dow Jones-UBS ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 5,410. China said its official purchasing managers index of manufacturing activity came in at 50.3 for March, up slightly from February's eight-month low of 50.2. A figure above ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... Reserve Bank of Australia holds its monthly board meeting to make its interest rate decision. It also is due to release its index of commodity prices for March. The Dun and Bradstreet business expectations survey is due out, as is the Australian Industry ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... later in the session following positive data on jobs and growth in the world's top economy. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed down 0.26 per cent to 6,588.32 points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 was essentially flat, up 0.03 per cent compared ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... Monday. In Australia, the market on Friday rose on the back of encouraging US economic data. The US Conference Board's index of leading indicators, rose 0.5 per cent in February, the largest amount in three months. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... the largest amount in three months, suggesting growth should rebound following a severe winter. The Conference Board's index of leading indicators increased 0.5 per cent following a slight 0.1 per cent rise in January and a 0.1 per cent decline in December. ...