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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open slightly firmer today following further gains on Wall Street but held back by a fall in some commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0733 AEST, the December share price index contract was down ...

More growth through structured products and MAs

... a fund package that suits their individual needs. Meanwhile, briefing panelist Dr Chris Caton, BT Financial's chief economist, said that the local managed funds sector will also grow on the back of the growing pool of superannuation money and, to an ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after a decline on Wall Street on inflation concerns. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0728 AEST, the September share price index contract was down 26 points to 5,038. Today, Unitab shareholders ...

China heading for recession?

A leading global economist who correctly predicted the collapse and the timing of the Asian credit bubble is boldly predicting that China is heading for an economic slowdown in the second half of next year. Andrew Hunt, principal of UK-based Andrew ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... Although Sydney lagged behind other capitals the growth rate of 1.4 per cent was the highest for 10 quarters. HIA Chief Economist Simon Tennant noted that there are 50 per cent less homes on the market than a couple of years ago and that about 25,000 ...

Financial Standard welcomes chief economist

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2006
... experience in the finance sector, Peter Bell has joined Financial Standard as head of investment research and chief economist. With degrees in mathematics, statistics and economics, Bell's career has spanned an array of functions, beginning as a treasury ...

Cash becomes king with inflation on the up

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2006
... tomorrow's CPI annual rate will rise to around 3.4 per cent. AMP Capital Investors' head of investment strategy and chief economist, Shane Oliver, said he predicts a higher CPI will trigger a rate hike next Wednesday when the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2006
The stock market is expected to make a quiet start to trading following a US public holiday and ahead of a local announcement on interest rates. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was steady at 5102 points at 0802 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open slightly higher despite a mixed session on Wall St and limited gains in metal prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange the September share price index was 21 points stronger at 4883. On the day Ten Network ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open sharply weaker, weighed down by heavy stock market falls globally after the US Federal Reserve hinted at a hike in interest rates. On the Sydney Futures Exchange the June share price index contract was ...