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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... go with the five interest rate rises since October and numerous increases in the amount banks must keep in reserve. The figure provided some lift to markets that rely on China to help drive their economies, including Australia and Taiwan. However, despite ...

ASFA calls for rethink on contribution caps

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
Government policy on concessional contribution caps is causing significant difficulties to super funds members, according to The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia. In a new submission to the Treasury, ASFA said the halving of concessional ...

Investors look for business activity signals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
Investors able to separate stock price volatility signals from a company's underlying business activity will find the Australian share market a fertile place, said Goldman Sachs yesterday in an upbeat assessment of the local bourse. Dion Hershan, Goldman ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open flat, continuing Thursday's late trend and after falls on overseas markets. At 0704 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was down 17 points at 4,170. There is no economic or equities ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
Australian stocks were flat at noon after disappointing jobs data prompted a selloff that left the market briefly in red figures. At 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 4.1 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 4,187.5 points, while the broader All ...

Obama punts on US$300bn jobs package

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
US president Barrack Obama has defied critics who thought his climbdown last month with Congress over the debt ceiling would make him gun-shy, by proposing a jobs stimulus package that is nearly as big as the entire Australian commonwealth annual budget. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher, continuing Wednesday's local upward trend and after strong rallies overseas. At 0706 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 44 points at 4,240. In economic news on Thursday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open lower after European and Asian markets fell overnight. Wall Street was closed on Monday for the US Labor Day public holiday. At 0710 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 52 ...

It's official, Rudd saved Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... brings in but as an employer it was a minnow. And because exports make up about 20% of Australia's GDP, admittedly a large figure by global standards, mining's contribution is often misunderstood - indeed during the ensuing debate over the various incarnations ...

Behaviour key to increased insurance sales

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
Behavioural investing can help financial planners increase insurance take up in Australia, as well as improving the reputation of the industry, according to MetLife senior vice president, Joe Jordan. With fierce debate surrounding commissions on life ...