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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... Australia will release the April index of commodity prices, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release the March quarter international trade price indexes and the Australian Industry Group will release its performance of manufacturing (PMI) index ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... have jumped after the retailer said it sold almost $15.2 billion worth of goods across its divisions during the March quarter, up 5.3 per cent from a year ago. The business was up 88 cents, or 2.3 per cent, to $37.17 while rival supermarket owner Wesfarmers ...

Japan's 1997 deja vu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... Worse, the volume of exports increased by only 0.6% over the past 12 months and was actually down by 0.2% in the March quarter. Worst, this occurs at the same time that it is importing more oil (due to the shutdown of the Fukushima plant) for its energy ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... Atlas Iron jumped 3.25 cents, or 3.4 per cent, to 98.75 cents after it said it had shipped record tonnes during the March quarter and was on track to hit full year guidance. BHP Billiton had lifted 16 cents to $38.36, Rio Tinto had gained 16 cents to ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... consecutive day of gains, driven by lower-than-expected inflation. The consumer price index rose 0.6 per cent in the March quarter, for an annual rate of 2.9 per cent. Economists had expected a rise of 0.8 per cent for the quarter and 3.2 per cent for ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... Locally in economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the consumer price index for the March quarter. No major equities news, is expected. In Australia, the market on Tuesday rose following the lead of the United States ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... forecast of 7.3 per cent. Locally, in economic news on Thursday, the National Australia Bank's business survey for the March quarter is due to be released, as is the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) new motor vehicle sales data for the same month ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... private client adviser Alistair McCorquodale said the market may have been distorted by the transition from the March quarter, which ended on Monday, to the June quarter. "It gets a little bit messy around the close of the quarter," he said. Meanwhile ...

When saving goes bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... recession) a and in 1985 (Australia escaped the technical definition of a recession back then only because a positive March quarter 1986 GDP growth came between the contractions in the Q4 1985 and Q2 1986). You know where I'm heading to next, don't you? ...

SMSFs stick with cash and TDs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
... SMSF funds were invested in cash and term deposits. This compares with 30.6% in the June quarter, and 30.3% in the March quarter. However, in the September quarter assets in Australian listed shares jumped by more than $16 billion as the ASX 200 delivered ...