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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2006
Overnight news from the US revealed that the US economy grew by only 1.6 per cent in the September quarter which was down on the June figure of 2.6 per cent and the 5.6 per cent from the March quarter. Residential construction has fallen more than 17 ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
The Australian Fair Pay Commission yesterday increased the national minimum wage for low paid workers by $27.36 to $700 and by $22.04 for those above $700 in a decision that was supported by both major political parties and the union movement but opposed ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after the Dow Jones hit another record closing high on Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0721 AEST, the December share price index contract was up 13 points at 5,392. Today, Sims Group ...

Daily economic round-up

ALFRED SINN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
The International Monetary Fund has revised up its growth forecasts for the Australian economy to 3 per cent in 2006 and 3.5 per cent in 2007 and has warned that the commodity price boom is likely to put upward pressure on inflation and therefore interest ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
The Australian share market was higher at noon led by the resources sector despite a higher-than-expected increase in the latest consumer price index data, a key indicator of future interest rate moves. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
The release by the ABS of national CPI data has shown that overall there was a 0.9 per cent increase during the third quarter, tallying to a 3.9 per cent annual rate. This suggests that the coming RBA meeting on 7 November will see the board under pressure ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher on a positive lead from from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0714 AEST, the December share price index contract was up 23 points at 5,331. On the economic front today, the latest consumer ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower after a flat lead from Wall Street and mostly lower commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0723 AEST, the December share price index contract was seven points lower at 5,332. Today, grocery ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
Just released ABS data on sales of new motor vehicles shows an increase in September in seasonally adjusted terms by 3.0 per cent over the August figure. However, sales are still 3 per cent below their level of a year ago. With the ABS tables it can ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open stronger following Wall Street's record high close overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0824 AEST, the December share price index contract was 22 points higher at 5323. Today the September new motor ...