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Nothing's good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
My oh my oh my and boyoboyoboy. There's just no pleasing us, Australians all, is there? Australians all let's not rejoice. No! Don't rejoice at National Statistician's official count that the economy of this land girt by sea expanded by 1.1% in the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is set to open higher after Wall Street rose amid mixed US economic data. At 0700 AEST on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was nine points higher at 5,454. In economic news on Thursday, the bureau of ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is trading lower despite better-than-expected headline economic growth figures. The March quarter national accounts released on Wednesday showed the economy expanded by a solid 1.1 per cent, lifting the annual rate to 3.5 ...

Waiting for the ECB to exhale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
Push has now come to shove. Yes Virginia, freshly-released data on the state of inflation and unemployment may have just done it - that is, remove whatever doubts linger that Super Mario's coming back to save the eurozone. The European Central Bank ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is set to open higher despite a modest fall on Wall Street overnight in quiet trade. At 0705 AEST on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was 10 points higher at 5,492. In economic news on Wednesday, the ...

Double boo boo on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
For those who still doubt that expectations matter in the financial market, last night's double boo boo on Wall Street should cast those doubts aside. The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) released its manufacturing index for May last night. Markets ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is set to open higher after a solid report on US manufacturing activity lifted Wall Street to new record highs. At 0700 AEST on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was six points higher at 5,532. In economic ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is set to open lower due to falls in commodity prices at the end of last week. At 0700 AEST on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down eight points at 5,495. In economic news on Monday, the bureau of ...

Market Vectors Property ETF receives SQM rating

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
The Market Vectors Australian Property ETF has received a four-star superior rating from SQM Research. Market Vectors ETFs is the exchange traded fund business of Van Eck Global. "The rating confirms the robust nature of our Market Vectors Australian ...

So bad it's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... from minus 7 in March to plus 7 in April; the S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city house price index came in more than expected in March (so did the FHFA measure of house prices); consumer confidence advanced to 83 in May from 81.7 in the previous month." Add to ...