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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a weak lead from US markets is likely to be offset by exceptionally strong commodity price moves overnight, particularly in oil and base metals. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share ...

Macquarie global REIT fund 'recommended': Zenith

Investment research and rating house Zenith Investment Partners has added Macquarie's European Investors Global Property Trust to its recommended list. According to David Smythe, director, Zenith Investment Partners, the trust is the first listed global ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a soft lead from the US offset gains in some base metals overnight, although focus on domestic issues is likely to be the deciding factor on the local bourse today. The S&P/ASX200 has slipped ...

Daily economic update

... by Federal Reserve officials later today. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will deliver a speech entitled, 'Reflections on the Yield Curve and Monetary Policy,' at the Economic Club of New York. He is expected to argue that the current flat/inverted US yield ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a solid lead from US stocks, firmer commodity prices and the potential for bargain hunting are expected to combine to drive the local bourse higher. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March ...

"Riskless view of the world" driving emerging markets

... raising rates for some time and people are getting a little more nervous about where things will go now," he said. "The US yield curve is inverted and typically in the past that goes with a recession, so that could be a concern for the riskier sectors ...

Macq eyes $150bn rural property as competitive asset class

With its uncanny knack for spotting relatively untapped investment opportunities, Macquarie Bank plans to launch a wholesale fund aimed at the $150 billion rural property sector. The bank has researched the sector for 18 months to find out if its cash ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2006
... 5.50 per cent. NEW YORK - US stocks ended lower on worries about rising interest rates after the 10-year Treasury note's yield hit a 21-month high and as energy shares slipped with crude oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 63.00 points ...

Investment banks and structured providers move into lending

... calls at the recent Asset Allocation Summit for investment managers to enter the lending space to take up the slack if high yield providers come under margin pressure.

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower, following a negative lead from Wall Street and European markets overnight. However strong base metal prices, coupled by a lift in the gold and crude oil prices, should provide some support for local ...