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Daily economic update

Oil pushed above US$70 a barrel and continues to hover around this level as geopolitical concerns remain very high in Iran and Nigeria. Concerns over global supply shortage have also increased following reports that the Chinese economy surged by 10.2 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2006
The Australian share market should open firmer as commodity and oil prices surged in the US overnight, suggesting a positive tone for the local bourse. Also, the decision by the board of stevedore Patrick Corp to accept a revised takeover offer from ...

Daily economic update

The US trade balance narrowed to a deficit of US$65.74 billion in February from a record US$68.59 billion deficit in the previous month. Market expectations were for a deficit of US$67.5 billion. US exports fell by 1.2 per cent as a 5.8 per cent drop ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2006
The Australian share market should open slightly stronger following a positive lead from overseas markets. US stocks were flat on Monday as record profit at Exxon Mobil Corp lifted energy stocks, but the gains were offset by weakness in financial and ...

Daily economic update

Reports of strong US durable goods orders could create doubt for those expecting the Federal Reserve to soon put an end to its monetary policy tightening. US durable goods orders rose by 1.3 per cent in December following an upwardly revised 5.4 per ...

Weekly economic round-up

Last week's Australian economic data releases were mainly second-tier but nonetheless gave further evidence that domestic monetary policy will remain on hold in the near term. For instance, while the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) lending finance ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2006
The Australian market should open lower following sharp declines on Wall Street on Friday. US stocks suffered their biggest loss in nearly three years on Friday, plummeting on disappointing earnings from blue chips Citigroup Inc. and General Electric ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2006
The Australian share market could open higher despite a lack of direction from Wall Street amid higher commodities prices. US markets closed for the Martin Luther King public holiday. The Australian stock market closed relatively flat yesterday despite ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2006
The Australian share market is likely to open lower with a mixed lead from Wall Street, although stronger commodities prices are expected to brighten some resources stocks. On Friday the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 0.2 points to 4,836.7 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2006
The Australian share market is likely to open lower, with a weak lead from Wall Street and a fairly steady day on the local market yesterday. The Australian share market continued its record-setting run, before ending relatively unchanged yesterday. ...