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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street overnight after stronger than expected US manufacturing data. At 0755 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 4,360. In ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
The Australian share market has opened lower on concerns over a slowdown in China and despite a positive lead from Wall Street. At 1018 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 16.7 points, or 0.39 per cent, at 4,274.1, while the broader ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
The Australian share market has opened slightly lower as resources stocks lost ground due to a fall in commodity prices. Offshore equity markets failed to provide a lead for local investors, with Wall Street hardly moving after its biggest gain for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong positive leads from Europe and the US on optimism that Greece will succeed in its swap deal necessary to avoid default. At 0850 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
The Australian dollar has risen after the release of some encouraging economic data from Germany and the US. At 0700 AEDT on Friday, the Australian dollar was trading at 106.84 US cents, up from 106.47 cents on Thursday. Since 1700 AEDT on Thursday ...

Dam Aussie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... But it wasn't only Wall Street that's happy that growth is back, the Australian dollar too. According to reports the dollar A reached US$1.0770 overnight because of these better than predicted USA stats... and of course, yesterday's report of another ...

La Trobe mortgage fund earns 4 stars

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
The La Trobe Australian Mortgage Fund has scored the first 4-star rating in the SQM Research Mortgage Trust Sector review, due to fund performance and consistent returns. The La Trobe Australian Mortgage Fund - Pooled Mortgages Option is an unlisted ...

The majority is wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... The RBA "must" lower interest rates to counteract the de facto tightening in monetary setting resulting form the high dollar A. And with inflation on the ease, there's nothing to prevent it from clicking on the rate cut button. These rationales are all ...

Eyes turn to monetary policy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
Australian GDP growth will slow this year shifting the focus back to monetary policy and Macquarie Group chief economist Richard Gibbs forecasts the RBA will respond with two more rate cuts during 2012. Gibbs was speaking at the 2012 Financial Standard ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat or weaker in the absence of strong leads from the US and Europe. At 0630 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down six points at 4,213. In economic news on Monday, the Australian ...