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Daily Economic Update

... previous month. France has what is missing in Germany (no, not the riots). The French economy expanded by 0.7 per cent in the third quarter, greater than market expectations of a 0.5 per cent increase and the fastest pace since the second quarter of ...

Daily Economic Update

... hike campaign. Statistics New Zealand reported that the country's jobless rate fell to a record low 3.4 per cent in the third quarter from 3.6 per cent in the previous three-month period. The RBNZ raised interest rates eight times since January last ...

Virgin in bed with big Macq

... more direct assault by Macquarie on the retail investment industry as up until now their approach has been to deal through third party advisers and their platform distribution engine. By placing themselves on the forefront of this space, the bank may ...

Baby boomers turn to property to fund retirement

... majority of these potential investors, with 63 percent of respondents reporting that it has influenced their decision. Over one third, or 36 per cent of the survey respondents live in New south Wales, one quarter live in Victoria and one fifth live in ...

Economic Roundup

... mere 0.1 per cent decline. The trade deficit also widened in September and is likely to make a negative contribution to third quarter GDP. These soft local indicators support views that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will maintain current monetary ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2005
... first quarter sales while Merrill Lynch hosts an investment managers seminar. NEW YORK - US technology stocks rose for a third day as investors snapped up the shares on hopes of a year-end rally, while a report showing strong wage growth revived concern ...

UK fund managers to pile into private equity

A recent study from the UK has shown that over the next two years many UK institutions will increase their private equity allocation from 2 percent to as high as 10 percent. The study was conducted by UK-based Centre for Management Buyout Research (CMBOR). ...

Economic Roundup

... The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the country's CPI rose by a less-than-expected 0.9 per cent in the third quarter following a 0.6 per cent gain in the previous quarter. The increase was mainly due to a 3.3 per cent jump in transportation ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2005
... US stocks rallied, with the Dow average making its biggest one-day point rise since April, as a government report showed third-quarter economic growth that exceeded expectations and Microsoft earnings lifted the technology sector. The 3.8 per cent annual ...

Market wrap

... eased 7.35 points to 3286.96, while the NZSX-All capital fell 3.52 points to 1004.51. NEW YORK - US stocks fell sharply in a third straight day of declines after a bigger-than-expected drop in US durable goods orders and news that GM had been subpoenaed ...