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Governments are 'out of money': Hockey

AAP, PETER TRUTE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
Treasurer Joe Hockey says governments are out of money and can only fund vital infrastructure with funds from the private sector. Hockey told the B20 summit of business leaders in Sydney that infrastructure is a key part of meeting a two per cent increase ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on international markets after a Malaysian airliner crashed in rebel-held east Ukraine in an incident some Ukrainians blame on pro-Russia separatist forces. At 0645 AEST on Friday, the September ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... prices being on the way up. "A lot of people are really starting to listen to the story coming out of China," Mr Lucas told AAP. "In addition, reporting season for the production side has been relatively strong with BHP's numbers on Tuesday expected ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a strong performance on Wall Street where the Dow Jones Industrial Average bolted to a new record. At 0812 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 10 points at ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... think the market has however got a pretty good sense the domestic part of China's economy is responding to stimulus," he told AAP. "I would expect the figures to confirm that outlook." He said trading was expected to slow in the afternoon ahead of US ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite Wall Street closing mostly lower after the Federal Reserve warned that some technology stocks appear to be overvalued. At 0815 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Confidence key to financial future: Murray

COLIN BRINSDEN, AAP ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
The first review of the financial system since 1997 may result in lower superannuation fund fees and slow the erosion of retirement nest eggs. At a time when financial advisers and the Commonwealth Bank are under a cloud, the head of the financial system ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... think the market has however got a pretty good sense the domestic part of China's economy is responding to stimulus," he told AAP. "I would expect the figures to confirm that outlook." He said trading was expected to slow in the afternoon ahead of US ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street after a solid kickoff to the US earnings season from Alcoa and Federal Reserve minutes that signalled low interest rates for a while longer. At 0805 AEST on Thursday, the ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... that inflation is nudging up but she is staying the course at this stage of no action on interest rates," Mr Spooner told AAP. Shares in David Jones have been placed in a trading halt as investors prepare to vote on whether to accept a $2.2 billion takeover ...