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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
The Australian stock market was trading higher at noon, led by the resource stocks and banks, and following a strong lead from US markets. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained 20.2 points to 5472.8, while the all ordinaries added ...

Currency managers pray for Cruise antics

The latest State Street Global Research weekly report noted that the market lull in currencies is making foreign exchange (FX) traders wish that the markets would 'jump the couch', or exhibit strange, volatile behaviour a la Tom Cruise. "A lack of volatility ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
The Australian share market was higher at noon on the back of resource stocks and as ANZ Banking Group Ltd led a surge in shares in the country's lenders. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had risen 30.1 points to 5382.4, while the all ordinaries ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower, as falls on Wall Street and a weaker oil price set a negative tone for the local bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange the June share price index contract was down 27 points at 5002. On the day ...

Daily economic update

US economic data continues to surprise on the upside, creating doubts over expectations that the US Federal Reserve is nearly finished with its interest rate hikes. US factory orders surged by 4.2 per cent in March following an upwardly revised gain ...

Back to BT for Putnam head of business

Putnam Investments, the group which manages approximately $6 billion in international equities funds for BT, has lost its head of Australian business who is heading back to BT. Martin Franc is jumping ship only months after he recruited Peter Walsh ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a positive lead from the US creates a bright sentiment for local investors. However, commodity prices took a breather overnight and that could lead to profit taking on the miners, weighing on ...

CFS property team jump ship

Colonial First State has had a rough start to the new year, with their entire listed property securities team jumping ship, triggering Morningstar and S&P to put the CFS property securities funds on hold. The property securities team, led by Stephen ...

Daily Economic Update

Australian consumer confidence fell by 2.7 per cent to 104.7 in November from 107.6 in the previous month. According to Westpac, concern over higher interest rates and the fall in house prices were chiefly responsible for the drop in consumer confidence. ...

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 ...