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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2006
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reports that retail sales rose by a larger-than-expected 1.4 per cent in April, giving credence to the RBA's May decision to lift interest rates. The April rise in retail spending is nearly five times market ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
Investor anxiety ebbed slightly over the course of last week's financial market trading activity with both volatility and risk aversion easing from heightened levels. Inflation fears kept investors on tenterhooks over the past fortnight amid concern ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006
The Australian share market is expected to give back a large portion of the gains made yesterday as commodity prices reversed track, sending offshore equities markets lower and setting the scene for further local retracement. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2006
The Australian share market should open marginally firmer as a slight rebound in base metals and oil prices and some expected bargain hunting help put a floor under a market which has been pummelled in recent days. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

Patriot makes Zenith small caps shortlist

A new Melbourne-based fund manager, Patriot Asset Management, has joined small caps stalwarts Ausbil Dexia and SmallCo in Zenith's top five recommended fund managers specialising in small companies. Zenith Investment Partners's senior investment analyst ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
Market volatility increased last week as markets for bonds, equities and commodities sold off after higher-than-expected US CPI inflation data doused market expectations that the US Federal Reserve will give interest rate hikes a breather. Financial ...

Mellon buys Walter Scott

Financial services giant Mellon Financial has bought Edinburgh-based Walter Scott & Partners for an undisclosed sum as part of the group's move to beef up their non-US investment strategies. Following the deal, Walter Scott & Partners will join a growing ...

Emerging markets to bounce back after correction

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2006
Emerging market equities came under the spotlight in last week's global markets downturn with some predicting a fall in investors' appetite for risk, but economists say it only signals a temporary correction for the sector. According to State Street's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2006
In SYDNEY, the Australian share market should open weaker today as softer base and precious metal prices, as well as a weak lead from the US markets, suggest a continuation of yesterday's fall. However, given the sharp declines in the local market this ...

Baby boomers set to live it up in retirement: CommBank

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2006
A Commonwealth Bank (CBA) survey has revealed that baby boomers will approach retirement in a far more active way than past generations, with two-thirds believing they will be able to afford their lifestyle of choice. The Lifestyle Aspirations survey ...