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Cracks appearing in Europe

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
Inflation, falls in retail confidence and employment wobbles are leading to housing market worries across Europe. KBC Asset Management's latest world market analysis reveals that the euro area has held up reasonably well in the past few months and even ...

Asia will weather global slowdown: EFIC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
The Australian Government's Export Finance and Insurance Corporation's (EFIC) latest report asserts emerging East Asian economies will endure a global economic slowdown due to growing domestic demand and rising intra Asian trade levels. Roger Donnelly ...

Unemployment stays steady

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
The number of people employed in Australia fell nearly 20,000 during May but the unemployment rate has remained steady on 4.2 per cent. The ABS has just reported the latest Labour Force figures and they show almost no change in the key metrics of participation ...

Value of investment housing loans apps up 1.4 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
Surging rental demand combined with damp house prices might finally be attracting more cashed-up investor capital into the housing market. According to the April 2008 Housing Finance figures just released by the ABS, while the value of owner occupied ...

PM's wrong and right oil strategy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
Toyota's expected decision to start manufacturing hybrid engines in Australia will do more to address Australia's oil supply worries than Prime Minister Kevin Rudd lecturing OPEC to increase production. During the weekend it was widely reported that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks made a modest rebound following Friday's sharp slide, as investor sentiment was lifted after a realtors report showed pending home sales rose 6.3 per cent during April, providing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after Wall St fell on long-term inflation concerns and likely ratings downgrades for big bond insurers. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was down 29 points at 5,591. Today ...

Retail spending stays flat during April

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
... the economy begins to slow down. According to the ABS, retail turnover during April was $20.1 billion, which is the same figure recorded for March and February. It is only marginally up from $20.0 billion for January. Despite the monthly slowdowns now ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
The Australian share market was slightly lower at noon as weakness among the major banks outweighed strength among oil and resources stocks flowing from higher prices for oil and most base metals. Austock senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said ...

Car sales put on the brakes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
... 17.4 per cent during the year to April 2008 compared to the total for the year to April 2007. The corresponding growth figure for traditional passenger vehicles was only 3.3 per cent. The implication is that SUVs increased their vehicle market share ...