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Second best month of the year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... readings are consistent with latest data showing increased American consumer spending. US retail sales rose by 1.1% in September - the fastest pace in seven months - and they're forecast to show another increase when October numbers are released later ...

Weekend worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
The weekend is coming - another worry weekend. For about 3 weeks running, European policymakers have kept us hanging and guessing about what lies ahead the Monday after. Consider this: We spent the 22-23 October weekend worrying over France and Germany's ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street showed good gains overnight. At 0830 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up 22 points at 4286. No major economics is expected on Friday. In equities ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
The Australian stock market had suffered its sharpest drop in almost two months by noon as investors took fright over the ongoing troubles in the Eurozone. Australia's major market indices were down nearly three per cent after talks collapsed in Greece ...

Autumn Angst

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
OMG! We're really in trouble now, Italian-sized big trouble. Italy - the economy that's considered too big to bail - looks like it's gonna need one as the yield on its 10-year government bonds surged past the 7% bailout mark. Italian 10-year bonds rose ...

AllianceBernstein adds Aust manager to Asia Pacific team

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
AllianceBernstein has continued its spate of hires for its Asia Pacific team, adding a Melbourne-based portfolio manager just weeks after appointing a credit analyst and economist. Former head of rates strategies at ING Investment Management Australia ...

Insto clients forecast a low growth world economy

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
Pessimism about the outlook for global growth has significantly worsened since March, according to a survey of institutional clients by global investment management firm PIMCO. PIMCO surveyed clients before its recent Macroeconomic Forum and asked respondents ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
The Australian share market is set to open higher after Wall Street rose on news Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi would resign once a new budget was passed. At 0829 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 56 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
Australian stocks were firmer at noon, but the market has eased back from the half a per cent gain at the start of the local trading day as investors look towards the unfolding situation in Europe. At 1210 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
SYDNEY, Nov 7 AAP - The Australian dollar has lifted on Tuesday morning, on the back of positive economic news from the US, and optimism around local data due today. At 0700 AEDT on Tuesday, the currency was trading at 103.75 US cents, up from 103.57 ...