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Conflicting rate calls

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
There's growing expectation among European economists that the European Central Bank (ECB) will be forced to follow the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England and start lowering interest rates. Ironically, iterations from executive board member Juergen ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
The Australian stock market appears headed for further choppy trade with an uncertain lead from Wall Street, base metals in London down, and continued uncertainty over world market conditions. At 0743 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
The Australian stock market remained in the red at noon, after local figures showed inflationary pressures have intensified, and following another poor performance on Wall St. This morning, the monthly inflation gauge prepared by TD Securities-Melbourne ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower today after the United States and other world markets -- apart from Germany -- suffered falls on Friday. In London on Friday, base metal prices generally were higher. At 0824 AEDT on the Sydney Futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2007
... full year results and SP AusNet Ltd releases its first half result. Sims Group Ltd, Macarthur Coal Ltd, Pattie Foods Ltd, Mount Gibson Iron Ltd and Cabcharge Australia Ltd hold their annual general meetings. The Australian share market fell sharply yesterday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
The Australian share market has had a mixed lead from Friday trading,with Wall Street up half a percentage point, oil up, gold and silver flat, and London metals mostly down. The Australian market is expected to open positively, however. At 0752 AEDT ...

Deck the halls with interest rate hikes

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2007
Looks like the May budget's tax cuts have poured straight into cash registers as retail spending data has shown a blow-out that has the market not just certain Cup Day will win us a rate hike but there will likely be another one under the Christmas ...

Australia's growth spurt

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
Everyone's working and everyone's shopping and that's what will keep driving our economy, according to data released yesterday on Australia's economic growth forecasts. Like a healthy teenager, Australia's economy is exceeding all expectations with ...

Under-building down under

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
While the sub-prime meltdown has left the US economy bruised with housing oversupplied and house prices soggy, Australian housing is suffering from supply shortages and prices going through the roof. US economic growth has progressively slowed, where ...

Credit crunch driving recession fears

SUZY MAC IS ON LEAVE  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
The US sub-prime crisis is stretching its tentacles across the globe and is starting to reach mortgage borrowers as far afield as Australia and in the UK. Not because these countries have a sub-prime problem per se but because the US wholesale credit ...