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Market retreats ahead of rates reprieve

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
Cowed by stronger than expected manufacturing data from the US, which undermines Australia's yield advantage, both the share market and the Aussie dollar took a tumble yesterday. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 20.2 points to 6,145.8 and the All Ordinaries ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher today, recovering from yesterday's losses thanks largely to strong gains on US markets. At 0740 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was trading up 21 points ...

Goldman Sachs launches guaranteed financial Keystone

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2007
Goldman Sachs JBWere yesterday launched a trio of NAB-backed retail capital protected structured funds - the Keystone funds - aimed at investors who want access to the Asian, European and BRIC (Brazilian, Russian, India, China) markets. The funds differ ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open in negative territory following falls on Wall St. At 0740 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was trading down 17 points, or 0.28 per cent at 6,157. In economic news ...

Online savings with Suncorp

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2007
Suncorp yesterday launched its online Margin Trader tool, combining margin lending and share trading on one platform and potentially saving investors up to $6,000 a year thanks to online brokerage fee rebates. The first of its kind in Australia, Margin ...

Aussies finally get life insurance message: IFSA

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2007
Life and wealth protection sales grew by nearly 16 per cent in the 12 months to December 2006, according to new figures released yesterday by the Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA). The sales increase comes after a major study by TNS ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly down today, on the back of flat US markets and lower commodities prices. At 0802 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was trading down three points, or 0.05 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open with a surge today on the back of a strong lead from Wall Street. At 0652 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was trading up 73 points, or 1.18 per cent at 6,250. ...

Inflation up but lower than expected

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007
The producer price index - effectively the wholesale inflation rate - remained unchanged in the first quarter at an annual rate of 2.8 per cent, lower than market expectations of a 0.6 per cent rise for the quarter, leaving the annual rate losing pace ...

Barclays to buy ABN AMRO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007
Barclays has agreed to purchase rival ABN AMRO in a US$91 billion deal, creating the world's largest asset manager and the eighth largest wealth manager, with 47 million customers. However, reports emerged yesterday of a possible rival bid from the ...