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Weekly economic round-up

Last week's decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to keep official interest rates unchanged at 5.5 per cent presented no surprises. Expectations leading up to the RBA Board's first meeting this year rightly wagered that the Australian central ...

Weekly economic round-up

Despite worldwide speculation and anxiety leading up to US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan's retirement, financial markets were largely well-behaved when 'the maestro' turned over the helms of the US central bank to White House economic adviser Ben Bernanke ...

A year of growth and developing opportunities: Franklin Templeton

Global growth will pull back slightly in 2006 and developing economies will pick up the slack as consumption and GDP growth eases in developed countries, according to Franklin Templeton. At their briefing, Franklin Templeton were certainly not shy of ...

Daily economic update

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) reported a 2.9 per cent fall in its skilled vacancies index in January, led by a 3.6 per cent decline in openings for trades. Automotive trades posted the biggest decline (9.2 per cent) in ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2006
The Australian share market should open stronger if futures levels are any measure despite a negative lead from Wall Street. US stocks fell on Tuesday after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point for the 14th ...

Daily Economic Update

The National Australia Bank's (NAB) monthly business survey showed Australian business conditions continue to improve. The business conditions index rose to 14 in December from 11 in the previous month, supported by better trading conditions and profitability. ...

Weekly economic round-up

The Australian market continued its record-breaking run last week supported by continued gains in commodity prices, good earnings news out of the United States and stronger conviction for steady domestic interest rates. Last week's rally took the S&P/ASX ...

DeAM appoint to boost alternative investments sales

Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) has appointed a new head of alternative investments distribution, selling products including hedge funds and private equity products. DeAM CEO Australia and CIO Asia Pacific, Andrew Fay, said the appointment will help ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2005
SYDNEY - the Australian share market is expected to open sharply firmer as a positive lead from US markets, coupled with a raft of domestic news, should ensure the local bourse opens firmly in the black. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December ...

Weekly economic roundup

After a strong start, the Australian stock market again succumbed to the negative lead from Wall Street, with the S&P/ASX 200 index down by 34.5 points, or 0.8 per cent at the close of last week's trading. While investors largely ignored reports of ...