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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 ...

Fidelity Aust Equities Fund upgraded on third birthday

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2006
Fidelity's Australian Equities Fund has had its rating upgraded by Morningstar after growing its local investment team and laying down a track record for its first three years. Morningstar has moved the fund to a highly recommended rating, up from investment ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower on a negative lead from Wall Street and weaker commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was down 22 points at 5,178. Today, the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
The Australian stock market firmed at noon today spurred on by a strong US lead and ongoing merger and acquisition activity. At 1215 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.1 points to 5109.3 and the all ordinaries added 15.5 points to 5070.5. ...