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Perfect timing for a "perfect storm" alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... quarter, nearly half the 10% rate in the last quarter of 2010....and Brazil, whose economy expanded by only 0.7% in the March quarter of 2012 - two years ago it was growing at a 7%-9% clip. And to round it all up, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... Australian Bureau of Statistics releases labour force data for June while the HIA-RP Data Residential land report for March quarter is also due out. In equities news, Metcash chief executive Andrew Reitzer is scheduled to address an American Chamber ...

Waiting on the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... pessimistic headlines, we were done waiting as early as the first quarter. Real GDP expanded by 4.3% as at the end of March quarter - the fastest rate since the third quarter of 2007. Yes, that was even before Bear Stearns got the wobblies and set off ...

Go ahead Europe, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... the year, or maybe the year after - yet, we all witnessed equity markets achieve spectacular gains through to the March quarter. If it's not Europe, perhaps its indications that the rest of the globe is feeling the downdraft - the global growth is slowing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is due to release dwelling unit commencements for the March quarter and its international merchandise imports for May data. The Commonwealth Bank's business sales indicator for April is due ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is due to release dwelling unit commencements for the March quarter and its international merchandise imports for May data. The Commonwealth Bank's business sales indicator for April is due ...

SMSF establishments continue down trend

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
Establishments of self-managed super funds numbered 7,152 in the March quarter, according to the latest Australian Taxation Office statistics, continuing the decline in numbers from the quarterly peak of 10,434 in September 2011. The latest figures ...

Volatility hits managed funds despite March boost

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... diminished slightly by 0.6% over the year despite growth of 4.5% in the quarter to $81bn, while NAB/MLC grew 5.7% in the March quarter against negative growth of 3.1% across the year for a total of $79bn. In unitised wholesale funds, both Schroders Australia ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases the balance of payments and international investment position for March quarter 2012, while the Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index for May also is due out. ...

All juiced up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... about 5PM yesterday, "Europe Futures, Asia Stocks Rise on Aussie GDP". Australian real GDP jumped by 1.3% in the March quarter of 2012 - more than double expectations for a 0.6% gain. Household spending increased by 1.6% contributing 0.9 percentage points ...