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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... weak, which is widely known to the market". But he told Dow Jones Newswires that "investors will pay more attention to indicators that reflect companies' business operations, profitability and revenue growth".

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... broader All Ordinaries index lost 29.1 points, to 4,966.4. NEW YORK - US stocks dropped on Wednesday after weak economic indicators halted the market's upward momentum of recent weeks. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 111.66 ...

I was there!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... they're only permutations and variations around the same theme - Wall Street closed higher due to better-than-expected US indicators, particularly housing and durable goods orders. Frankly Frank, it would have been a ho-hum night were it not for the ...

Only 7% of fund members switched options during GFC: study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... collapse in fund returns, it reinforces previous academic research that found age and income to the most important indicators that a fund member is likely to make active investment switching decisions. There is no hard evidence that such active investment ...

The virtuous cycle is back in play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... jobs... and the extra boost to the economy derived from their spending? No worries. If the recent run of improving indicators persists, it's still possible for the US economy to grow more than the forecast 2.0% -- or 1.5% with the sequester - this year. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... was down five points at 5,069. In economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its business indicators for the December quarter and the building approvals for January data. The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge ...

Accountants in demand

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... growth from the non mining sector, movement across occupations and industries was likely to increase. She said economic indicators show that consumer confidence had reached a two-year high and with US employment figures improving and growth in China ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... Ordinaries index slid 115.8 points, or 2.26 per cent, to 4,998.6 points. US stocks have closed lower after several economic indicators raised doubts about the strength of the recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 46.92 points (0.34 per cent) ...

Quality of Spain and Poland belies credit rating

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... such as the United Kingdom and the United States were slightly underweight largely as a result of poor environmental indicators. Craig Hurt, director of AXA IM in Australia and New Zealand, said the ESG criteria was already being applied to AXA's Responsible ...

Beans means Buffet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... present is pregnant with the future." And the present looks like giving birth to a healthy future. The signs: Economic indicators are improving as evidenced by the latest PMI reports in the US and elsewhere. The major central banks have pledged and/or ...