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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher, fuelled by a positive lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0814 AEDT, the June share price index contract was up 27 points to 5,949. The US markets were buoyed by more takeover ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after US stocks were boosted by merger and acquisition activity. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0836 AEDT, the June share price index contract was up 30 points to 5,941. The speculation fuelling ...

Government lifts deeming rates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2007
Higher returns across investment markets and higher interest rates have pushed the Federal Government to lift deeming rates for the first time in three years. Deeming rates will increase from 3 per cent to 3.5 per cent and from 5 per cent to 5.5 per ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2007
China has announced that its prime lending rate will rise by 0.27 per cent to 6.39 per cent which is the highest that it has been in eight years. Also increasing by the same amount is the deposit rate that now sits at 2.79 per cent. CPI Inflation in ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
The Australian bond market fell overnight as US equities staged a comeback amid growing confidence the economy can weather a rise in delinquent mortgages made to risky borrowers. At 0900 AEDT, the yield on the Commonwealth Government February 2017 bond ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
In line with other recent optimism about the Australian economy the Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence has risen by 3.7 per cent in March to a score of 115.5 points, its highest level since August 2005. Just over 4 per cent of ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher on a positive US lead with investors looking to take profits on yesterday's heavy falls. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was up 49 points at 5,799. Today, the ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2007
Australian stocks have taken a major dive on the back of weaker commodity prices and a poor lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index shed 103.7 points or 1.77 per cent to 5761.3 while the all ordinaries lost 101.3 points or ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2007
The National Australia Bank monthly survey of business conditions and business confidence has been released showing a improvement in the conditions measure to a score of 18 which sits just below the record of 18.6 that was achieved in March 2006. Constituent ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open lower following large falls on Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was down 82 points at 5,780. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its January ...