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Bumper year for ASX

The Australian Stock Exchange released its financial year-end statistics yesterday, recording an annual 16.8% increase in the value of the benchmark S&P/ASX-200 and a 17.7% increase in the smaller All Ordinaries index. The sharemarket posted a new record ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2004
... late-afternoon comeback on Tuesday, closing higher as investors focused on strong economic data, putting aside worries over a spike in crude oil prices to a record high. Still, the recent performance of oil prices could be a boost to domestic resource ...

InTech says double-digit returns within reach

... mid-February, the Australian dollar fell overnight to a six-month low below $US0.70. The most recent decline fueled a 4% spike in unhedged investments in April, according to InTech, estimating to have added approximately 0.8% to the returns of a typical ...

All eyes this week on RBA governor speech: economists

... it, a sentiment which might get markets re-evaluating the chance of a rate rise." Dr Edwards said that while the current spike in commodity prices did not suit the United States or Europe, it benefited Australia as higher prices for metals, minerals ...

Corporate credit outlook stable for 2004

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2004
Credit quality in Australia and New Zealand should stabilise in 2004 after a spike in corporate ratings downgrades last year, according to ratings agency Standard & Poor's. "The credit environment appears to have stabilized, with the majority of rated ...

Midday Market Wrap: Stocks weaker at noon

The Australian share market was marginally weaker at noon, as it looked for positives following a negative lead from Wall Street overnight. By 1201 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 5.3 points lower at 3213.5 while the all ordinaries index fell ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks head lower on disappointing jobs data

... financial markets that stellar growth in the third quarter was finally prompting companies to take on new workers. While the spike in Challenger's job cut tally was unlikely to affect the government's October payrolls report -- most planned layoffs take ...

Morning Market Report: US GDP surges at 7.2%; Dollar hits $US0.7100 overnight

... economy. US gross domestic product surged at a 7.2 per cent annual rate in the July-September period, causing Wall St to spike early in the session before some profit taking set in. By 0710 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange the December share price ...

Rise in building approvals expected: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2003
A small rise in building approvals in September is expected to keep Australia's housing sector bubbling along at high levels, economists said. Building approvals for September are due for release by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Friday and ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar hits six year high

The Australian dollar charged above $US0.6900 overnight to hit its highest level in nearly six years as the United States dollar crumbled across the board. The local unit hit $US0.6920 in New York - its highest level since January of 1998. At 0700 the ...