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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
In an unexpected move, the Peoples Bank of China increased its one year lending rate to 5.85 per cent - the first increase since October 2004 - from 5.58 per cent. Undoubtedly the move was taken in order to cool China's overheating economy. Chinese ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
The Australian share market should open weaker as softer commodity and base metal prices should lead to a continuation of the profit taking that emerged yesterday. Although financial stocks continue to perform well, a fall in base metals, gold and the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a mixed lead from the US and softer commodity prices overnight suggest the market could retreat from the recently scaled 5000 mark. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2006
The Australian share market should open slightly weaker, although another raft of domestic earnings should set the overall tone for the domestic bourse. US stocks are providing a slightly positive lead but weakness in base and precious metals, as well ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2006
The Australian share market should open softer as further base and precious metal weakness again sets the tone for a poor local resources market. However, some major companies are announcing earnings results, which could be more of a focus for investors. ...

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 ...

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  |  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 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2005
SYDNEY - The Australian share market is likely to open weaker today, retreating from fresh record highs overnight as the resources sector pulls back after recent gains. Poor precious metal and oil prices overnight, combined with mixed base metals gives ...