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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
The possibility of an interest rate rise at the next meeting of the RBA increased last night when the governor, Dr Glenn Stevens, mentioned that the September quarter CPI figure due on 25 October would be a linch pin in the decision. Dr Stevens said ...

Daily economic round-up

ALFRED SINN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
Financial markets across the world have held up reasonably well despite North Korea's nuclear tests that sent shockwaves across global financial markets on Monday. Most markets recovered by Tuesday and the US Dow Jones Industrial Index reached its record ...

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 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2006
The ANZ job advertisement series has shown that the total number of jobs in major metropolitan newspapers as well as the internet has risen by 0.3 per cent in September following the fall of 1.3 per cent in August of this year. The present level is ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2006
The National Australia Bank monthly survey of business confidence has found that business conditions fell by 12 points and the overall NAB index fell by six points in September to a score of two. NAB said that expectations are for a weaker December ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2006
The NAB monthly survey of business confidence has found that business conditions fell by 12 points and the overall NAB index fell by six points in September to a score of two. NAB says that expectations are for a weaker December quarter especially in ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher following large advances on Wall Street, which hit a second consecutive record high. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was up 47 points at 5,199. Today, Medibank ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
The Reserve Bank has decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 6 per cent following the Australian Bureau of Statistics announcement yesterday that in seasonally adjusted terms retail sales increased by 0.3 per cent in August after the 0.5 per cent ...

ING appoints ex-MLC chief underwriter

ING has appointed John Leonard, former MLC head of claims and underwriting, as the group's new chief underwriter. John Leonard boasts 35 years of risk management experience and has previously worked in similar chief underwriter roles for Australian ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower as big falls in commodity prices overpower a positive lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was down 31 points at 5,162. Today, the Reserve ...