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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2007
Some good news on the agricultural commodities front has at last surfaced with the recent rains across the eastern seaboard improving the condition and consequently the selling prices for sheep, cattle and wheat. Sheep prices have about tripled in the ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks were boosted by merger and acquisition activity. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0836 AEDT, the June share price index contract was up 30 points to 5,941. The speculation fuelling ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2007
Australian stocks were lower at noon dragged down by banking stocks which offset gains in a firmer mining sector and a positive lead from Wall St. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX index fell 28 points to 5,825 while the all ordinaries slipped 24.4 ...

ALP Govt will boost personal contributions: Swan

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2007
It's taken two decades, but it seems superannuation is looming as an election issue, albeit a lower order one, as the Labor Party and the Government slug it out over which Party has the best future plan for the industry and for investors. Shadow Treasurer ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2007
National Labour force figures were released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday showing that on a seasonally adjusted basis there are now 2.9 per cent more people employed in the Australian workforce than there were a year ago and the number ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher following the positive US lead and robust metal prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was up 28 points at 5,904. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
The Australian bond market fell overnight as US equities staged a comeback amid growing confidence the economy can weather a rise in delinquent mortgages made to risky borrowers. At 0900 AEDT, the yield on the Commonwealth Government February 2017 bond ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
In line with other recent optimism about the Australian economy the Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence has risen by 3.7 per cent in March to a score of 115.5 points, its highest level since August 2005. Just over 4 per cent of ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on a positive US lead with investors looking to take profits on yesterday's heavy falls. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was up 49 points at 5,799. Today, the ...

Equity lenders prepare to take on reverse mortgages

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2007
Shared equity lenders are preparing for a turf war with reverse mortgage lenders for the retiree equity release market. The first non-government shared equity loan, Rismark's equity finance mortgage, is being marketed at this stage to first home buyers ...