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Under-building down under

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
... remain higher than normal". "With the stock of unsold new homes in the US relative to sales now at 8.2 months of supply (above its average of 4.7 months since 2000), and the economy in general having slowed, there is now downward pressure on US house ...

UK closes PE tax "loophole"

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007

Rates rising everywhere bar big bank mortgages

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
... the average discount, which the RBA says is 60 basis points, any non-bank lender offering a fully featured variable rate above 7.7 per cent could expect to be feeling some pressure. Some mortgage managers have variable rates that are well above eight ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
The Australian dollar opened at its strongest level since 1984 today to start the week well above 90 US cents as an optimistic outlook for the global economy fuelled demand for high interest rate currencies. The Australian dollar then reached a new ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
... was nevertheless holding up quite well. "The futures are still at about 30, which is a positive sign, and the market is above its low point for the day. "So it's not too bad. I think it's just responding to a weaker Wall Street." Mr Sekely said bellwether ...

Australians top list but still underinsured

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... Kingdom and the United States. Despite ranking below most nations in risk awareness, the survey found Australians still ranked above all other surveyed nations in personal insurance, with 36 per cent insured, against 31 per cent for the USA and only ...

Babcock & Brown launches DIF III

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
... offshore structure has been setup to address tax issues. He said Babcock & Brown's DIF I and DIF II are on track to deliver above target performance.

Saddle up the greenback

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
... and the Aussie dollar is one of many currencies climbing on its back. Overnight trading Friday saw Australian dollar rise above US90c for the first time since June 1984 after the US payrolls report eased recession fears, boosting risk-appetite and carry ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
... CAC-40 index closed at 5,799.27 points, up 26.01 or 0.45 per cent. TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average rose 1.2 per cent, closing above 17,000 for the first time in nearly eight weeks as Sony gained after saying its financial unit had set its IPO price at ...

Australia versus economic escargot

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2007
... AUD. Indeed, recent rises in commodity prices have propelled Australia's stock market to a record high, the ASX200 rising above the previous high hit on July 24 before the freezing in credit markets." The RBA's Financial Stability Review was also supportive ...