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Pickle wrapped in a bind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
... thinks of all this - and China's feared slowdown - when its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets this Tuesday and Wednesday. One thing's for sure though, the Fed will deduct another US$10 bil from its monthly asset shopping budget. The flow into ...

HESTA non-committal on Transfield divestment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... calls for it to do so from the Australian Services Union (ASU). The ASU national executive adopted the resolution on Wednesday, on the grounds that ASU members, most of whom are members of HESTA, did not want their retirement funds invested in Manus ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... higher after a stabilisation in iron ore prices helped lift resources stocks. Iron ore prices recovered slightly on Wednesday after falling sharply on Monday and Tuesday, amid disappointing Chinese export numbers. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... Bureau of Statistics releases February labour force data. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Wednesday closed lower, pulled down by weakness in the major banks, even though some mining stocks bounced back from recent losses. ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... iron ore prices has also dominated trade so far this week, although shares in local miners were mixed in early trade on Wednesday. BHP Billiton was down 25 cents at $35.68, Rio Tinto had dropped four cents to $61.18, but Fortescue Metals was up 7.5 cents ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... downward lead after a report showing a drop in small business sentiment and disappointing sales data. At 0812 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was down 25 points at 5,390. The US Commerce Department said sales from wholesalers ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 12 points at 5,441. China premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday said the government was targeting 7.5 growth in 2014, unchanged from last year's forecast. The figure is below the 7.7 per ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... after Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would send troops into Ukraine only as "a last resort". At 0826 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 43 points at 5,448. In local economic news on Wednesday, the Australian ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2014
... Gindalbie Metals, Perpetual, and Transfield Services are expected to post first half results. In Australia, the market on Wednesday closed flat with resources stocks weighing down the bourse due to investor concerns about the Chinese economy and weaker ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... on international markets after a report showing a dip in US home prices and on worries about China. At 0645 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up one point at 5,411. In the US, the Case-Shiller index for home prices in ...