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No end in sight for ASX rally: InStreet

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... Lynch chief economist Saul Eslake and Principal Global Investors chief economist Bob Baur believe that low business confidence will continue to hold companies back. The investment team behind equity researcher MyClime is also concerned about low earnings ...

Mixed outlook for Aussie dollar

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... that it was hard to see the retail and housing sectors picking up the mining slack in the face of collapsed business confidence. Many economists have cited the strength of the Australian dollar as one of the major threats to the domestic economy over ...

Non-mining sectors must pick up the growth mantle

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... households owe a lot of debt and those with debt are reluctant to add to it by buying up," said Eslake. Low business confidence also means less investment in these non-mining sectors, which coupled with a host of other issues - including Australia's ...

Good, better, best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... highest in 10 months - from 46.1 in December. According to Markit, ""Forward-looking indicators - such as business confidence and the new orders-to-inventory ratio - also suggest that the rate of decline will continue to slow in the coming months, and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... advanced and the euro was stronger against the dollar on Friday as dealers welcomed a surprise rebound in German business confidence while they watched another EU impasse unfold in Brussels. The benchmark FTSE 100 index rose by 0.49 per cent to close ...

Market wrap - AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... stress situations. HONG KONG - Asian shares fell on Monday as Chinese manufacturing activity slipped, Japanese business confidence fell, and worries persisted over the eurozone debt crisis. In Tokyo the benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed down 0.83 per ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... $1.2928 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed, with traders spooked by news German business confidence has hit a 31-month low, wrangling over Greece's budget and uncertainty about Spain. Tokyo was 0.25 per cent higher, adding ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
Australian stocks have opened slightly weaker, with concerns over Germany's business confidence and euro zone debt weighs down investor sentiment. At 1027 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 10.9 points, or 0.25 per cent, at 4,374.6 ...

Star alignment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... completely - reverse the upward pressure on the domestic currency. This will have the added bonus of boosting business confidence, especially those operating in exports and import-competing industries. Speaking of business confidence, the final results ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... - Europe's main stock markets slumped in a poor start to the week as investors reacted to news of sliding business confidence in eurozone economic engine Germany, dealers say. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies ended the day off 0.24 per cent at ...