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Inflation smashes through 4 pct barrier

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
Inflation has smashed through the 4 per cent barrier to reach 4.2 per cent for the year to March, killing any hopes that interest rates may be about to head south. Highlighting the flashpoint, the ABS has reported that the March quarter rise at 1.3 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
The Australian sharemarket has received mixed leads from overseas. The local market is expected to be buoyed by a strong lead from Wall Street overnight but dragged down by base metal prices which ended lower on the London Metal Exchange on Thursday. ...

ANZ bank looks to India

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
As competition in Australian banking continues to intensify, ANZ bank is adopting new technologies in India to lead the pack, according to Mike Smith, ANZ's chief executive. Speaking at the Trans-Tasman Business Circle yesterday, Smith said in terms ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
... Nasdaq Composite Index reversed 34.66 points to 2,562.15. LONDON - UK stocks rose 1.4 per cent, led by utilitiy and pharmaceutical stocks. The FTSE 100 added 84.4 to 6,155.3. FRANKFURT - The DAX index rose 43.68 points to 7,562.1. PARIS - The CAC-40 ...

Hunter Hall turns deep green

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
... investment focus will be renewable energy stocks, environmentally focused technology stocks, medical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, education and communications stocks and emerging and esoteric activities such as microfinance and carbon ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
... closed at 5,803.93 points, down 32.26 or 0.55 per cent. TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average fell 0.3 per cent as Takeda Pharmaceutical dropped after US health authorities recommended it stop some trials of a key drug, while chip-related issues lost ground ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
... as investors shied away from making big bets before Friday's US jobs data. Though caution prevailed, shares of pharmaceutical companies such as Merck & Co and those of utilities rose, countering profit-taking among recently strong oil and technology ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
... and SEQUAL publishes its report on reverse mortgages. Mining and exploration company NiPlats Australia Ltd and pharmaceutical firm Helicon Group Ltd list on the ASX. The Australian share market closed in positive territory on Thursday, underpinned by ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket remained firm at noon, although not as strong as early morning trade, after the US markets were again boosted by the US Federal Reserve's aggressive rate cut two nights ago. At 1203 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2007
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher today following a healthy lead from Wall Street and from international metals prices, both buoyed by the US interest rates. At 0700 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September Share Price ...