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Coalition victory to boost business confidence

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
A Coalition victory in tomorrow's election will provide a welcome boost to business confidence but without a majority in both houses the lift may not be enough to plug the hold left by the end of the mining investment phase, according to UBS strategist ...

The weekend that could change the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013
"As the present now Will later be past The order is Rapidly fadin'... For the times they are a-changin'." -Bob Dylan This is it Virginia!A This is the final week before the times, they could all a-change. Many of us, Australians all, will be grudgingly ...

Wonderully dreadful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
It's a wonderful set of numbers. Well...errr, it depends.A It depends whether you're an Abbott supporter or anti-Rudd crusader.A Whoops!A That means the same thing. Nah! That's not a Freudian slip.A I'm still deciding whether to go with the Australian ...

Accountants ready to enter SMSF space, despite costs

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013

Australia, a middle power between China and US

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
Australia is seen as a regional "middle power" which gravitates between China and the United States, and can benefit from the Asian giant's turn towards an economy more focused on consumption. "Australia is a middle power and it has a different concept ...

Election too close to call

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
With Treasurer Chris Bowen's campaign influencing declaration that a re-elected Labor government wouldn't make any significant changes to policy affecting the nation's superannuation savings still being digested by conference delegates, the Financial ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... outlook, German consumer confidence continued to climb this month with growing expectations for economic growth and pay, a poll showed. On the downside in London, Barclays shares closed 5.74 per cent lower after it set out plans to raise STG5.8 billion ...

The good, the good and the dollar-A

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... expects it. Bloomberg reports that "half of those who participated in the July 18-22 survey, up from 44 percent in last month's poll" believe that the "Federal Reserve will begin trimming its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases in September". But from ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower, after Wall Street snapped a three-day streak of records as investors looked ahead to Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to Congress. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index ...

Adjusting for adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
After all the build up, the anticipation and the suspense, Wall Street had only a minute reaction to the FOMC minutes. The Dow was down a little and the S&P 500 up a bit for there was hardly anything new to inspire that animal spirit in you, I and Irene ...