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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2006
The Reserve Bank has decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 6 per cent following the Australian Bureau of Statistics announcement yesterday that in seasonally adjusted terms retail sales increased by 0.3 per cent in August after the 0.5 per cent ...

TOWER to use Russell for MTM

TOWER Australia has appointed Russell Investment Group to manage its $2.6 billion multi-manager (MTM) investment portfolio, signalling TOWER's move to focus solely on distribution and so leave the manufacturing to Russell. "We'll leave the investment ...

Babcock & Brown runs with the wind

Babcock & Brown Wind Partners (BBW) has planted its flag in the largest wind energy market in the world after it secured the rights to buy a portfolio of wind farms in Germany. The ASX-listed group announced it has entered into a framework agreement ...

Daily economic update

The US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) began its two-day meeting last night - the first meeting under the chairmanship of Ben Bernanke. There is almost a unanimous expectation that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by 25 basis points ...

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. ...

Daily Economic Update

The Australian dollar slid to its lowest level in a year, falling below US$0.73 in overnight trade, on the back of yesterday's reports showing the second consecutive monthly fall in Australian employment and a decline in inflation expectations. These ...

Daily economic update: Consumer confidence rebounds

The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment has rebounded sharply, rising by 9 per cent in November. This partially recoupes the 1.6 per cent and 13.4 per cent fall registered in October and September. Stable domestic interest rates ...

Global property opportunities for BT

BT Financial Group has tapped into the $500 billion global property marketing expanding its global property funds to invest in developing European and Asian property markets. BT's strategic alliance partner AEW Capital Management manages BT's North ...

Multi-managers set to multiply as Russell tops review

Independent research house Lonsec has given its only 'highly recommended' rating to Russell Investment Group as part of its multi-manager review. Lonsec's multi-manager review is the first comprehensive assessment of multi-managers in the Australian ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2004
In Sydney today, the Australian benchmark index is expected to open weaker in line with offshore markets on Friday night. All three US stockmarkets were weaker, with Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, France and the UK also surrendering ground on Friday. On ...