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The Fed, the ECB and the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... stop hinting at a rate cut and just do it to reverse the weakening momentum in the economy. And if Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's chief executive, Peter Anderson, has his way the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) should be cutting by 50 ...

Business continues to resist 12pct SG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... to what it sees as a de facto tax rise. Speaking on ABC radio last week, chief executive of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, former Howard government industrial relations adviser Peter Anderson, said it is duplicitous to say the superannuation ...

Shorten demands clarity of stance on SG rise

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... are actually secretly preparing to scrap it - they can't have it both ways," Shorten said. The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry meanwhile has continued criticism about the timing of the increase saying the government should acknowledge the ...

SEC triggers industry protest storm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... dominated Congress is not expected to support the legislation following passionate representations by the US Chamber of Commerce and sustained industry lobbying.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... general meeting, while Fairfax Media Greg Hywood chief executive Greg Hywood is scheduled to address American Chamber of Commerce in Australia luncheon in Sydney. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed lower after weaker metals prices weighed on ...

Upside surprises to surprise on the upside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... business confidence is not just one shown in the higher index reading. There's action behind this as evidenced by the US Commerce Department's report that business inventories increased by a higher-than-expected 0.7% in January - the largest since October. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... for January. In equities news, Goodman Fielder chief executive Chris Delaney is due to address the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia luncheon in Sydney. In Australia, the market on Monday drifted to a marginally weaker close amid lower trading ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... indicators in the US and Europe overnight. The US economy picked up more speed than expected in the fourth quarter. The US Commerce Department's upward revision said the world's largest economy grew at an annual clip of 3.0 per cent in the final three ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... reached last week among European leaders fell far short of what was needed to contain that region's debt crisis. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that retail sales rose for the sixth straight month in November. Sales increased just 0.2 percent ...

Tell someone who cares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... index. It jumped to 52.7 in November against expectations of 51.8 and the previous month's reading of 50.8. There was the Commerce Department report that US construction spending rose by 0.8% in October - the third straight month of gains. These reports ...