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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was up 104 points to 6625. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the labour price index for the September quarter, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute survey of consumer sentiment is due ...

No super for many small businesses

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
... sole traders and contractors can miss out on what is now a given for all employees. According to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures, superannuation coverage for this segment of the labour force is likely to be only around 50 per cent, or approximately ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
... to 6504. Today, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases its statement on monetary policy and the Australian Bureau of Statistics lending finance data for September is due out. In equities, Orica Ltd full year results will be released and Adelaide Bank ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
... Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was down 138 points to 6549. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics labour force data for October is due out. In equities, News Corp Ltd's first quarter results will be released and retailer ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
... Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI) for October is released. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) housing finance data for September are released, as are ABS house price indices data for the September quarter. ...

Assets growth kills alpha: State Street

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
... capability - based on the fund's trading style, underlying holdings and market impact. "We can judge, based on overall statistics, how much the turnover strategy actually becomes irrelevant as we increase the assets under management. "As we increase ...

Deck the halls with interest rate hikes

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2007
... one under the Christmas tree. Yesterday's retail trade data and consumer goods imports in the monthly trade balance statistics showed consumer demand still on the rise across the economy in September and throughout the third quarter. September saw Australians ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
... Group-PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) for October is released, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases data on international trade in goods and services and retail trade data, both for September, and the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... Bargaining. The Reserve Bank of Australia releases financial aggregates data for September and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases building approvals data for September. On the corporate front, St George Bank Ltd unveils its full year ...

Rate reprieve scratch during Cup Carnival?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2007
... on an impending rate increase. Most economists expected the next rate move to be up, and these Australian Bureau of Statistics inflation figures for the September quarter will likely hand the RBA a smoking gun. The headline CPI rose 0.7 per cent with ...