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Tolhurst appoints new economist/strategist

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007
Tolhurst has announced the appointment of former Aegis analyst Tony Farnham as economist/strategist. Explaining his move, he said that, "It really came down to the fact that I just wanted to have taste of the executing broker side of the business, which ...

Accommodation shopping? Try the local mall

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
... brokers, Australian Finance Group. This is a significant increase on 28.3 per cent recorded 12 months ago. Macquarie Bank economist, Brian Redican, believes tenant's financial woes won't ease for a couple of years and this would seem to be supported ...

Mile high wages club to soar

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
With a tight labour market and skills shortages pumping up wages, commercial pilots look to be next to join the mile-high club in wages growth, adding to recent burgeoning national wages growth. Australia's wages are said to have grown at a record pace ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
With takeover talk still running through global equity markets and a positive lead from New York, the local market is likely to open higher today. At 0806 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was down 36 points to ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
The Australian share market was taking a break at midday following a flat Wall Street lead and mixed commodity prices. Analysts said the bourse was having a "yawn" after last night's federal budget, which economists believe was relatively interest rate-friendly. ...

A fist full of dollars

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
Treasurer Peter Costello shook Australia's money tree last night, raining dollars down on tax payers, but can it bear the same yield in years to come when the mining boom ends? It's only reasonable to expect that, with such abundance as the Australian ...

ARIA appoints new CIO

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
... investment officer. Alison Tarditi brings a raft of experience to her new role at ARIA, including 18 years as senior economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia, senior international economic strategist at BT Financial Group and executive vice president ...

Consulting the cows

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2007
Ask 100 economists to predict the direction of interest rates, economic growth and inflationary pressures, and you would invariably get 100 different answers. In Cambodia they ask the royal cows. Heavily reliant on agriculture, Cambodia's ancient ploughing ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher today, recovering from yesterday's losses thanks largely to strong gains on US markets. At 0740 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was trading up 21 points ...

Confidently counting our chickens

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2007
With inflation at a two-year low most economists are tipping there's next to no chance the RBA will hatch an interest rate rise this month. In fact, Foxtel's business news was headlining that RBA rates were on hold, just hours after the CPI figures ...