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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
... 800,000 and 1 million, of which about half are in Europe and about half of them in the UK. India has become Australia's sixth largest export market with $6 billion worth of goods sent there last year, about a half of this worth was in gold for India's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
... nearly unchanged, while Hong Kong-listed shares in mainland companies, or H shares, sunk to fresh five-month lows in their sixth straight day of losses. The Hang Seng index finished up 13.5 points at 15,247.92. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
... retailers overshadowed inflation data suggesting the Federal Reserve could stop raising interest rates. The Nasdaq fell for a sixth day, over that time the index has fallen five per cent. The Dow Jones industrial average dipped 8.88 points to 11,419.89. ...

Excel online or perish: KPMG

... superannuation funds should provide consumers with more user-friendly websites or risk losing market share. KPMG has released the sixth edition of its 'Public Offer Superannuation Fund Internet Survey' which looked at the functionality of the websites ...

Chinese businesses upbeat but worried about compliance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2006
... Chinese economic boom - 27 per cent of Australian businesses have seen increased business through trade with China (the sixth greatest beneficiary in the world). The increased focus China is receiving from investment managers and super funds only serves ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2006
... Caterpillar and United Technologies after a government report signaled strength in the sector. The S&P 500 index registered its sixth straight gain, its longest winning streak since November, and all three major indexes ended near five-year highs. The ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2006
... Sydney Gas Ltd despite the Takeover's Panel ruling the offer was unacceptable. NEW YORK - US technology stocks fell for a sixth straight day, their longest losing streak in 14 months, pressured by a sell-off in such stocks as Google. Meanwhile, lingering ...

Daily economic update

... removing a major hurdle for the BoJ. Latest activity figures also back up this view with industrial output rising for the sixth straight month in January - the longest string of expansion in nine years. With solid overseas and domestic demand, industrial ...

Australia leads charge on super assets growth

... superannuation fund assets, followed by Japan with US$3.2 trillion and the UK with US$1.6 trillion. Australia is ranked sixth in the world with US$592 trillion in super savings. While the global numbers are solid, with institutional superannuation assets ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2005
... added 1.5 per cent, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq each gained 1.6 per cent. For the Nasdaq, Friday's session marked its sixth straight week of gains. For the month of November so far, the Dow is up 4.7 per cent, while the S&P 500 is up 5.1 per cent ...