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The tale of two PMIs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... markets following encouraging eurozone data. The Markit Eurozone Composite Purchasing Managers Index logged 50.4 points, above the 50-mark signalling growth, and a bigger-than-expected rise, after posting 48.7 points in June. At 0635 AEST on Thursday ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... open flat following a mixed close on Wall Street and after a second consecutive day in which the S&P/ASX200 index closed above 5,000. At 0812 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was up three points at 4,980. In economic ...

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... 10-year US Treasuries have remained around 2.5%. Stocks had a different reaction back on 22 May when yields started rising above 2.0%. It's all for the best. It's all for normalisation of monetary policy. A steepening yield curve signals economic growth ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... closed at its highest levels in two months due to strong gains in the mining and energy sectors. The S&P/ASX200 index closed above 5,000 points for the first time since May 23. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 29.8 points, or 0.60 per cent, at 5,001.9 ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... stocks have opened stronger following news China will lift controls on lending interest rates. The ASX200 index is back above 5000 points as the market rebounds from Friday's losses. IG market strategist Chris Weston said the market received a boost ...

Standard Life Inv GARS manager in shock exit

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... available to Australian institutional investors. Best described as a market neutral multi-asset fund, it aims to deliver 5% above the cash rate by deploying an array of approaches. With market risk hedged out, the fund is specifically designed to protect ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... ended the week with a fall as negative sentiment across Asia prompted a selloff in local resources stocks. The market rose above 5,000 points in early trade, boosted by gains on Wall Street that took the US stocks to record highs but selling took hold ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
Record gains on the US market have helped the Australian stock market open higher. The ASX 200 has again nudged above the 5,000 mark but, says CMC Markets chief analyst Ric Spooner, investors remain subdued. "It follows a lead, but I think it will be ...

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LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... activities report, while Sydney Airport is due to release June traffic numbers. In Australia, the market on Thursday again nudged above the 5,000 point mark but fell away in afternoon trade to end only slightly higher. Financial and energy stocks were ...