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Daily Economic Update

The US National Association for Business Economics (NABE) expects the Fed to interest raise rates to 4.25 per cent by the end of this year and 4.75 per cent by the end of 2006. The federal funds rate is currently at 4.0 per cent. NABE expects consumer ...

Daily Economic Update

The US leading indicators rose by 0.9 per cent in October, more than negating the 0.8 per cent decline in the previous month. This is the first rise in four months and slightly better-than-expectations for a 0.8 per cent increase. Seven of the 10 indicators ...

Weekly Economic Roundup

Australian financial markets produced a positive performance during last week's trading activity. A strong uptrend in gold and copper prices supported the Australian dollar, rising to US$0.735 at the close of last week's trading after opening at US$0.728. ...

Daily Economic Update

US economic releases overnight portend continued improvement in industrial production but the housing sector is starting to weaken. US industrial production increased by a slower-than-expected 0.9 per cent in October, partially reversing the previous ...

Daily Economic Update

The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that average weekly ordinary time earnings (AWOTE) for adult full-time employees rose by 1.3 per cent in the August quarter, taking the year-on-year rate to 6.3 per cent. Private sector average weekly ordinary ...

Daily Economic Update

The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that its wage price index - which measures hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses - increased by 1 per cent in the third quarter following a 1.1 per cent rise in the previous three-month period. The index ...

Daily Economic Update

Japan's current account surplus widened by a stronger-than-expected 6.5 per cent to Y1.86 trillion (US$15.8 billion) in the year to September, boosted by an 8.9 per cent rise in exports to record levels. Rising exports, combined with climbing consumer ...

World markets getting risk averse: State Street

Global markets have tipped the scales during October to be more risk averse, after a very buoyant September. Ryan Shea, vice president and senior market strategist at State Street Global Markets, says, "Something changed in October and investors became ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly weaker in local trade as a lack of direction from offshore markets and commodities opens the potential for some profit taking after recent solid gains. Still, stock-specific news is again expected ...

Consumers getting the message on super: ANOP

ANOP research says consumer's know more about choice, but are choosing to stay put, while a desire for super saving and government co-contribution will drive a push to change the system. The research, completed last month, revealed that overall consciousness ...