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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2006
Notes on the Australian System of National Accounts released yesterday showed that while GDP increased by 2.8 per cent in 2005-06, GDP per capita increased by 1.5 per cent. The household savings ratio, which has been on a downward spiral for three decades ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2006
The release of the financial aggregates data for September by the RBA yesterday showed that borrowing by businesses and households has slowed in line with expectations as the cost of capital has moved up a couple of times during the last year and is ...

It's a wrap for UK pensions: Zurich

Zurich Financial Services Australia has announced that its wrap services are all stamped as 'Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes' (QROPS) which will allow UK migrants to transfer their funds to Australia without heavy tax penalties. In April ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
The Australian stock market was stronger at noon with big gains from takeover target Rinker Group and Rio Tinto driving the bourse upwards. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index added 27 points to 5385.5?, while the all ordinaries gained 24 points ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
Overnight news from the US revealed that the US economy grew by only 1.6 per cent in the September quarter which was down on the June figure of 2.6 per cent and the 5.6 per cent from the March quarter. Residential construction has fallen more than 17 ...

Currency managers pray for Cruise antics

The latest State Street Global Research weekly report noted that the market lull in currencies is making foreign exchange (FX) traders wish that the markets would 'jump the couch', or exhibit strange, volatile behaviour a la Tom Cruise. "A lack of volatility ...

Fix debt ahead of rate rise: ANZFP

With the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) likely to increase interest rates next month and possibly in March after the latest inflation figures were released, ANZ Financial Planning's general manager, Mike Goodall, has urged consumers to re-evaluate ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2006
The economic impact of the Federal Government's baby bonus as well as improved employment conditions in Australia have helped improved the national birth rate, according to the latest data from the ABS. The national birth rate is the highest since 1995 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
The Australian stock market was slightly higher at noon as strength in banking stocks offset a weak resources sector and a calming media sector. At 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained 4.4 points to 5339.8, while the all ordinaries firmed ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
Just released ABS data on sales of new motor vehicles shows an increase in September in seasonally adjusted terms by 3.0 per cent over the August figure. However, sales are still 3 per cent below their level of a year ago. With the ABS tables it can ...