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Put up or shut up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... Manufacturing Report" This talked about reports that the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index fell to 49.6 in August - the third month of below 50 reading - from 49.8 in the previous month and expectations for an uptick to 50. It's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower after the US bourses closed mixed following data showing the US manufacturing sector contracted for the third straight month. At 0830 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher, following Europe's lead amid growing hopes Europe's central bank may unveil a bond-buying program this week, while investors digested poor manufacturing data. US markets were closed for a public ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher after a positive close on Wall Street on Friday following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's speech at an international conference of global central bankers. At 0800 AEST on Monday, the September ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
The Australian market is set for a lower start on Friday as world markets dropped due to caution ahead of a highly anticipated speech by the head of the US central bank. Expectations that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would announce new economic ...

FSC, ASFA endorse APRA's risk measure stance

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
The Financial Services Council and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia have restated their support for the implementation of the standard risk measure (SRM) in shortened product disclosure statements. The support is in contrast to strong ...

Fall on the Wall

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... jobless claims report - claims climbed by 4,000 to a larger than expected and a one month high of 372K in the week ended 18 August - don't. This is a volatile stat that seesaws from one week to the next. The less volatile measure, the four-week moving ...

Fed's about to go... or not?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
"Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay My, oh my what a wonderful day! Plenty of sunshine heading my way Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay" - Song of the South It's coming, Virginia! It is coming! It's all there in black and white, the Fed's just inched closer ...

Soros family office buys into Man United

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
George Soros has taken a 7.85% stake in Manchester United through his family office investment arm, Quantum Partners. News of the purchase surfaced yesterday after the Financial Times cited a filing with the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a non-descript finish on Wall Street overnight and European bourses fell after Germany and the European Central Bank dampened hopes for powerful action to fix the eurozone debt crisis. At 0759 AEST ...