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BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... interest rates, note that the inflation component in the report showed input prices contracting - down to 44.5 from 53.5 in October - thanks to lower oil prices. It's not only economy numero uno that would benefit from cheaper oil. Economy numero dos ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... sales came in less than forecast for Black Friday, while China's official purchasing managers' index fell from 50.8 in October to 50.3 in November, the weakest level since March. In local economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds ...

Lonsec awards 'Recommended' rating to property ETF

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... stated. Van Eck Global has offices around the world and manages approximately US$32 billion in investor assets as of 31 October, 2014. "Since launching our first funds on the ASX in October 2013, we have seen strong demand for MVA from investors that ...

Super returns dip in September quarter

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... according to Rainmaker figures. September was a particularly weak month, returning -5.38%. However, things picked up again in October, with returns of 4.43%. Soon after the release of the data, Industry Super Australia (ISA) calculated that industry ...

Healthcare investment options limited despite Medibank IPO

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... flowing to the sector," she said, and added that the US health care sector delivered performance of 28% for the year to 31 October 2014 in local terms. "We see continued opportunities in global healthcare companies where innovation is driving new opp ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... but London's FTSE down 100 index 0.09 per cent. In local economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases October financial aggregates data. The FeTech magnetite and iron ore conference continues in Perth. In equities news, Lynas Corp ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
... in the September quarter, beating economists' expectations of a 1.9% fall, while new home sales rose three per cent in October, following a flat result in September. "Under normal conditions we would expect those numbers to have had a positive impact ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
... seasonally-adjusted 313,000, the highest level since the first week of September. Consumer spending rose just 0.2 per cent in October, compared with a revised 0.2 per cent decline in September. But US new homes sales advanced 0.7 per cent in October ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... the initial estimate. But the Conference Board said its consumer confidence index fell to 88.7 in November from 94.1 in October. US home prices rose 4.9 per cent in September from a year ago as price gains continued to slow. LONDON - Lingering eurozone ...

Minute slip on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... the medium term might be slower than currently expected." These were the key phrases in the minutes of the Fed's 28-29 October FOMC meeting that, according to headlines, dominated financial market activity last night. Eureka! Rationale for the Dow's ...