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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a mixed showing on European markets and falls on Wall Street. At 0639 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 12 points at 4,931. In economic news on Tuesday, the National ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following the lead of international markets overnight after comments from European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi. At 0646 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was DOWN ...

Mixed outlook for Aussie dollar

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
While each commentator at this morning's Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum agreed that the investment in the mining sector had peaked, they found it harder to reach a consensus on the direction of the Australian dollar. Addressing an audience ...

Non-mining sectors must pick up the growth mantle

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
Australian economists agree that how the country's economy transitions from mining-driven investment to other areas of growth will be the single biggest issue of 2013. Speaking this morning at Financial Standard's annual Chief Economist Forum in Sydney ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher, despite a mixed performance on Wall Street overnight. At 0645 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract was up 12 points at 4,793. No major economic news is expected on Friday. In equities ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
The Australian market has opened higher despite mixed leads from Wall Street. At 1019 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 20 points, or 0.42 per cent, at 4,729.5 and the broader All Ordinaries index had added 19.7 points, or 0.42 per ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
SYDNEY, Jan 14 AAP - The Australian market looks set to open higher after the US and European markets mostly finished in positive territory as traders digested Chinese inflation data, Japan's announcement of stimulus measures and a tepid Wells Fargo ...

ASX favourites likely to dish more cash in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
Despite the recent stock market spike, 2013 will see asset managers and the wealth creation industry as a whole continue to pursue risk-averse dividend equity strategies, according to Lincoln Indicators' Dennis Ng, who says special dividends may be ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
SYDNEY, Jan 11 AAP - The Australian share market is set for a positive start, with Wall Street higher on indications China's economy is beginning to strengthen. The influence of Wall Street's gains will be muted, however, as the local market has already ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
The Australian share market is set to open slightly higher following the release of better-than-expected jobs figures in the US on Friday. At 0713 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up six points at 4,566. In local economic ...