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Daily Economic Update

Japan's current account surplus increased by 2.6 per cent to 1.38 trillion yen (US$11.4 billion) in the year to October. Higher overseas investment income and increased demand for the country's exports of autos and steel contributed to the wider surplus. ...

Market wrap

The Australian share market is expected to open fractionally firmer, although weak base and precious metals are likely to weigh on the overall bourse. The local financial sector has been strong recently and if this strength continues, the Australian ...

Daily Economic Update

Consistent with the improving trend in job advertisements reported by the ANZ last Monday, Australian employment rose in November following two consecutive months of decline. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that employment rose by 28,000 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a poor lead from the US weighs on local markets. Energy companies are likely to be hardest hit after softer oil prices overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index ...

General Motors mortgages driving down to Australia

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2005
General Motors Acceptance Corp will open a mortgage funding business in Australia during the first quarter of 2006. Few details of GMAC's business plan are clear, however the company has been hiring staff and working with marketers on its plans. As ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open broadly unchanged as the US market retreated in late trading, weighing on local sentiment. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was one point firmer at 4623. On the day ...

Market Wrap

The Australian share market is expected to open slightly firmer as stronger oil prices feed through to energy stocks, although the market is expected to start winding back as it heads into the summer session. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December ...

Business investments overtakes consumer spending

Today's economic data reports re-affirm consensus views that Australian business investment has become the major driving force in the economy, taking over the mantle from consumer spending and housing. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported ...

Marketwrap

The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a poor lead in the US is expected to flow through to domestic markets, despite another strong performance by commodity prices overnight. With the start of December, trade volumes will start to ...

Daily Economic Update

... Meanwhile, consumer confidence is strengthening in the US. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index surged to 98.9 in November - a three-month high -- following a revised 85.2 (85.0) in the previous month. Expectations were for a gain to 90.2. ...