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| | | ... rates and a will take off some of the froth. Also, the good data had strengthened the US dollar. That was a negative for commodity prices, which are set in US dollar, and consequently weighed on the big miners. With the Australian dollar falling in value ... |
| | | | ... cent pace or better. In local economic news on Monday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) releases February's index of commodity prices and the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its business indicators for the December quarter. Also due out are ... |
| | | | ... Stokes' Seven Group slipped by one cent to $1.45 after suffering a 74% half year profit slump to $68.48 million amid soft commodity and media markets. Westfield group plunged 16 cents, or 1.6%, to $9.98 despite lifting its full year income five per cent ... |
| | | | ... deal-flow coming from? Well, there's a lot of infrastructure that has been built by mining and resources companies and with commodity prices reducing, they're now looking to offload non-core infrastructure. And, of course, there are ongoing requirements ... |
| | | | ... performance at industry level. Technology and consumer stocks were strong, while utilities and mining firms did badly. Lower commodity prices meant the mining sector cut payouts for the third year running. "2014 was a superb year for income investors ... |
| | | | ... the first quarter, however these have been partially offset as a result of global economic conditions including lower commodity prices. Market conditions have also created a challenging environment for the global markets business, although we expect ... |
| | | | ... investors welcomed Rio Tinto's profit growth and massive return to investors. A strong lead from Wall Street, rising commodity prices and optimism driven by a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine also boosted investor sentiment. "We've got a number of factors ... |
| | | | ... results. In Australia, the market on Wednesday finished weaker because of disappointing company results and continued commodity price weakness. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 31.5 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 5,769.1. The broader All Ordinaries ... |
| | | | ... markets. However, the volatility of the global economy continues to undermine confidence, particularly the impact of lower commodity prices on national revenue. "Weak confidence is a significant economic threat. Businesses need the certainty to invest ... |
| | | | ... weren't any significant change in the RBA's assessment between that side of the New Year and this: global growth moderate; commodity prices down; financial conditions accommodative; domestic economy below-trend; inflation consistent with target; dwelling ... |
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