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Economic round-up: Greenspan versus the poet

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
... bubbles and raising the risk of overcapacity as factory investment heads into excessive levels. Stephen Roach, chief economist, and soon to be Asia chairman at Morgan Stanley believes that this year is crucial to China's senior leadership and hat 2007must ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2007
The Australian share market is expected to fall again following a third day of losses on Wall St, and continued weakness in commodity prices. At 0648 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was down 92 points to 6224. In the ...

Economic round-up - Baby take a bow

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2007
Federal Treasurer Peter Costello must be preparing for curtain calls on his economic management performance as solid household consumption and a rush of business investment have driven Australia's economic expansion rate to its strongest levels in three ...

Economic round-up: RBA thumbs-up

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2007
... the rate of imports leaving our current account deficit sitting at 5.7 per cent of GDP. Interestingly, HSBC's chief economist, Dr John Edwards, said in a paper written for CEDA that a large part of our deficit is attributable to net payments on interest ...

Economic round-up: Economists weather forecast

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
Australia's current account deficit is expected to have narrowed in the first quarter where exports climbed and companies paid less interest on their overseas borrowings. The current account deficit is the broadest measure of trade because it includes ...

Economic round-up: Chinese whispers and inflation rumbles

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2007
Comments by former US Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan, over China's "unsustainable" market weighed heavily on the Australian dollar yesterday, while the OECD flagged a threat to our inflation. On Wednesday Dr Greenspan, speaking by satellite ...

Economic round- up: Cutting the apron strings

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2007
... extremes. Given slowing housing growth and increased competition on lending spreads, earnings risk is becoming an issue. The Economist recently likened Asia's banks (and to Americans that includes us too) to children with over-protective parents, where ...

Dutton allows warrants back on SMSF menu

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007
... instalments in their super funds, but were reluctant to do so until there was legislation." However, Shane Oliver, chief economist and head of investment strategy at AMP capital investors, dismissed the timing issue, saying June 30 was too close to allow ...

Economic round-up: Hey big spenders

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007
With tax cuts on the way and consumer confidence at a 32 year high, it seems Australians are staking out the stores and car yards with smoking wallets and little thought of the consequential pressure applied to inflation. The general consensus among ...

Economic round-up: Money cant buy you love

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2007
It would seem the Government's tax cuts and economic performance may not buy votes after all, according to Newspoll market research, as despite Australian consumers being happier than ever since the Whitlam Government began to implode they still don't ...