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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today following a second dismal day on Wall Street on Friday, amid concern that tightening credit conditions may lead to a slowdown in housing activity. At 0735 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

IMF blames the world

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
While the Federal Treasurer insists Australia's inflation remains within RBA targets, the International Monetary Fund warns central banks must tighten fiscal policies as global growth accelerates. In a July update to its 2007 World Economic Outlook ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
The Australian share market is expected to be hit hard this morning by the massive declines in New York with a particularly bleak outlook for the miners, as all metals but tin traded lower overnight. At 0750 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

A smoking gun for the RBA

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
A pre-poll rate hike could be a shot across the bow of the coalition's election campaign love-boat, however a sooner rather than later approach to monetary tightening might make less of a splash. With second quarter headline inflation surging past the ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
The Australian share market is set to return to positive territory today after an improvement in trading activity on Wall Street and in defiance over a fall in metals prices. At 0706 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index ...

Gloves come off over ASX monopoly

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
As ASIC calls for public submissions on the ASX's local shares trading monopoly, rival AXE claims the ASX has been running a competition fear campaign. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched a consultation process on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today taking the lead from steep falls on Wall Street in the face of strong base metal prices. At 0803 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was down 42 points to 6383. ...

CFS ploughs $280m in Myer property

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2007
Colonial First State Retail Property Trust purchased, as part of a consortium, Melbourne's landmark Myer department store building for $605 million. The consortium comprises CFS, GIC Real Estate and The Myer Family Company. CFS will initially outlay ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2007
In Sydney, the Australian sharemarket is expected to shrug off the weak lead from Wall Street and open higher, spurred by mostly stronger base metal prices. At 0815 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was up 11 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2007
At 1216 AEST, local energy stocks were mixed with Woodside Petroleum dropping $1.04 to $45.50, while Santos gained 15 cents to $14.15 and Oil Search rose two cents to $4.18. Santos announced today it would build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility ...