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Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
This week's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board meeting takes on a particular significance in light of the higher than expected Australian headline CPI inflation report for the March quarter. Last week, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released ...

Daily economic update

A sharp increase in durable goods orders in March affirms expectations of a strong first quarter US GDP growth. US durable goods orders rose by 6.1 per cent in March - the biggest increase in 10 months - following a 3.4 per cent rise in the previous ...

IWL snaps up BOSS Software

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2006
IWL announced that it has acquired BOSS Software International and plans to integrate BOSS' technology into the VisiPlan platform. BOSS supplies analysis software to the insurance and financial planning market, including their Life Research, Risk Dimensions ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2006
The Australian share market should open substantially weaker today as profit taking emerged on the precious and base metal market, opening up expectations of a similar performance on domestic resource stocks on the local bourse today. On the Sydney ...

Amicus builds business on flat planning fee

Amicus Financial Planning has created a template for a flat fee-for-service model that is gaining fans among planners keen to sidestep the current debacle on conflicts of interest surrounding commission-based fees. Amicus is run by financial planner ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2006
The Australian share market should open firmer as a combination of a surge in US stocks, record commodity and base metal prices and fresh highs in the oil price virtually ensure an extension of yesterday's gains. Whilst there is the potential for some ...

Daily economic update

Oil pushed above US$70 a barrel and continues to hover around this level as geopolitical concerns remain very high in Iran and Nigeria. Concerns over global supply shortage have also increased following reports that the Chinese economy surged by 10.2 ...

Daily Economic Update

The US National Association of Realtors (NAR) expects existing home sales to fall by 6.0 per cent this year, new home sales to drop by 10.9 per cent and housing starts to decline by 3.2 per cent. These forecasts, if proved correct, have serious ramifications ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as concerns about higher oil prices and a mixed lead from base metals create negative momentum for the domestic bourse. With stockmarkets in both Europe and the US ending weaker overnight, higher ...

Tax cuts will trigger rates hike: Economists

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2006
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates on hold for the 13th month in a row, but Access Economics tips that rates will go north following any possible tax cuts in in May's budget announcement. Access Economics director, Chris Richardson ...