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Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as softer overseas markets set a negative tone for the local bourse. The domestic market was closed yesterday for the Queen's Birthday public holiday but is expected to reopen and follow the softer ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006
... Market expectations were for a first quarter increase of 0.7 per cent and 2.7 per cent over the year. The December quarter figure was revised upward to show growth of 0.7 per cent from the previous estimate of 0.5 per cent. Household spending rose by ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
Investor anxiety ebbed slightly over the course of last week's financial market trading activity with both volatility and risk aversion easing from heightened levels. Inflation fears kept investors on tenterhooks over the past fortnight amid concern ...

Outflows to force Challenger fund re-opening

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2006
Morningstar research has issued an updated report on the "tough times" being faced by Challenger small and micro cap funds of late, which they say has resulted in $100 million in institutional fund outflows. Morningstar's head of research, Justin Walsh ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
Market volatility increased last week as markets for bonds, equities and commodities sold off after higher-than-expected US CPI inflation data doused market expectations that the US Federal Reserve will give interest rate hikes a breather. Financial ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2006
The pattern of it's on again off again - rate hikes that is - continues in the US. Financial markets settled down slightly overnight following calming words by US Federal Reserve officials. Equity and bond markets tumbled yesterday following the release ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
Today's Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Labour Price Index report indicates that little upward pressure on inflation from wages. The wage price index (WPI) rose by 0.9 per cent in the March quarter and 4 per cent over the year. These are less ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2006
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures showing that the total value of dwelling finance commitments rose by 1.2 per cent in March. While the figures provide a positive connotation for the housing market, these have lost their relevance ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
Australian employment fell by 3,200 in April, partially reversing the hefty 27,000 gain reported in the previous month. This is lower than market expectations of a flat outcome for the month. Full-time employment rose by 22,700 last month but this was ...

Electronic banking still lacks traction among over 55s: Commbank

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2006
Despite the push to promote electronic transactions among wealth management customers, slow take-up of electronic banking by older Australians suggests it still has a long way to go to really gain traction. Michael Cameron, Commonwealth Bank's head ...