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Bad news sells

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
... Institute consumer sentiment index dropped by 2.5% to 96.6 in August. Australia's wage price index rose by 1.0% in the June quarter from 0.9% in the first quarter. The annual growth in wages and salaries excluding bonuses accelerated to 3.7% from 3.5% ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... economic news on Wednesday the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will release the labour price index for the June quarter. In local equities the Commonwealth Bank posted a $7.09 billion full year profit, a gain of 11 per cent from 2011. Shares rose ...

Dull night on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... problems in the region are impacting activity in the two biggest countries - German real GDP growth eased to 0.3% in the June quarter from 0.5%, France showed no growth in both quarters - the latest reading are in line with market expectations or what ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is scheduled to release its labour price index for June quarter figures while the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment is due out. In equities news, Commonwealth Bank ...

Retiree living costs match CPI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
The Pension Beneficiary Living Costs Index rose 0.5% for the June quarter 2012 and 1% across the last 12 months, matching regular inflation. The index, measured by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, tries to capture changes in living costs for retirees ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... 4,210. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the house price index for the June quarter, and RP Data/Rismark releases home prices for July, while the Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers releases its ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... Telecommunications is due to post first half results, while Paladin Energy and Origin Energy are expected to release June quarter reports. Meanwhile, GoldFields chief executive Nick Holland is slated to address a Mining Club lunch and National Australia ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street and European bourses rose strongly after the European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi pledged full support for the euro. At 0800 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... Wesfarmers is due to post fourth quarter sales results, Newcrest Mining and Whitehaven Coal are scheduled to release June quarter results and Australand its first half results. In Australia, the market on Wednesday, closed slightly lower as fears that ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... $1.11 to $50.65. OZ Minerals lost 16 cents to $7.37 after announcing that copper and gold production was lower in the June quarter compared to the previous three months. Iron ore miner Atlas Iron dropped five cents to $1.69 despite posting on-guidance ...