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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
In an unexpected move, the Peoples Bank of China increased its one year lending rate to 5.85 per cent - the first increase since October 2004 - from 5.58 per cent. Undoubtedly the move was taken in order to cool China's overheating economy. Chinese ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2006
The Australian share market should open weaker as softer commodity and base metal prices should lead to a continuation of the profit taking that emerged yesterday. Although financial stocks continue to perform well, a fall in base metals, gold and the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly firmer as US markets provide a positive lead and the earnings season draws to a close. However, sharp weakness on some base and precious metals, as well as weaker oil prices, could lead to the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2006
The Australian share market should open firmer with a solid lead from the US coupling with a recovery in precious metal prices and some bargain hunting after a couple of days of losses. With the earnings season slowing today, with only a handful of ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a surge in oil and precious metal prices should help offset weakness in base metals. However, with a large volume of stock-specific news due, investors are likely to focus on that for the direction ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
The Australian dollar opened slightly lower, pausing just above 77 US cents, on a lack of fundamental drivers following a volatile weekend that saw it drop by as much as three US cents. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7706/11 compared ...

RBA rate hikes not over despite steady call: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
Today's decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia to hold interest rates steady this month was widely expected but doesn't mean a rate hike isn't around the corner, economists warned. The RBA today kept its key interest rate steady at 5.25% after its ...

Morning Market Wrap: Soft start

The Australian sharemarket is likely to follow the soft lead higher from Wall St overnight, with the focus on Westpac Bank's annual results and a raft of annual general meetings. In New York, the Dow Jones moved slightly ahead, as investors paused after ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar strong after volatile night

The Australian dollar opened stronger today after a volatile night where it was pulled down by the euro. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6881/86 compared with yesterday's close of 0.6878/84. In overnight trading the local unit ...

Shares expected to post solid returns in the coming year: Oliver

Shares are expected to post solid returns over the next six to 12 months on the back of low interest rates and a positive outlook for the economy (which should boost profits). In his review of financial markets for September, Dr Shane Oliver, chief ...