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Van Eyk warns against New Year financial predictions

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... predicting the future now than they are at any other time of the year," Ramsay said. "One needs to be careful that someone's holiday reading isn't allowed to set the agenda for the rest of the year." However, considering the fact that predictions are ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower flat after finishing above 5,000 on Wednesday and following gains on international bourses overnight. At 0630 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down two points at 4,954. ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... stability. The euro stood at $1.3450 compared with $1.3404 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed in holiday-thinned trade, with Tokyo boosted by a weaker yen, while Seoul was lower after news that North Korea had successfully ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... 1.35 points to 2,434.48. But Seoul lost 1.99 points to close at 1,936.19. WELLINGTON - Wellington was closed for a public holiday.

Retirement costs on the rise again

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... various differences to largely cancel out." ASFA attributed the increase to significant rises in the prices of domestic holiday travel - up 6.2%, and a 2.6% rise in the price of automotive fuel. The report said both fed particularly into the increase ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... at 2,433.13 after the Chinese central bank injected a huge amount of cash into the market to satisfy pre-Lunar New Year holiday demand from traders. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index fell 34.455 points, or 0.8 per cent to 4211.946.

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... soaring to 31.5 points in January from 6.9 points in December. NEW YORK - US stocks opened higher on Tuesday after the long holiday weekend following mixed earnings reports from leading companies. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... open flat despite rises on European markets, with London hitting a near five-year high in light trading amid a public holiday in the United States. At 0617 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was down three points at 4,740. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
... takes away negativity." With US markets closed on Monday night Australian time for the Martin Luther King, Jr Day public holiday, Mr James said the local market was likely to trade within a tight range on Monday. "We're going up the stairs rather than ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
... stocks after the government introduced new measures at the weekend to cool the local market. Tokyo was closed for a public holiday. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index rose 22.16 points, or 0.53 per cent, to 4153.91.