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CPI, housing affordability and oil bills

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
Yesterday's CPI spike just made fighting inflation and housing affordability that little bit harder but at least it will help the country pay for its oil import bill. Inflation rising 4.2 per cent, above what most market economists were expecting, is ...

Inflation smashes through 4 pct barrier

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
Inflation has smashed through the 4 per cent barrier to reach 4.2 per cent for the year to March, killing any hopes that interest rates may be about to head south. Highlighting the flashpoint, the ABS has reported that the March quarter rise at 1.3 ...

RSL snubs proposed super changes

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
The Returned Services League (RSL) has urged the government to reject plans to change the military's retirement fund because the proposed changes could disadvantage military service people. In July last year, the Howard Government created a military ...

Double digit days are over

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
Average fund returns of 15 per cent or more could soon be a thing of the past as investment experts predict that returns this year are more likely to be around the 8 per cent mark. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) yesterday ...

Killer inflation - three fatalities

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
While the RBA flags the dangers of growing consumer spending on our rising inflation, China's rocketing inflation and consumer demand have proved to be a killer. Literally. Australia's employment growth was softer than expected in October, however Westpac's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open trading higher this morning, with anticipated impact on the mining sector after BHP Billiton last night announced it had made a STG120 billion ($A272.05 billion) takeover bid for Rio Tinto. If successful ...

Raging bull in sub-prime abattoir

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
The offshore-bulls were running rampant overnight, straight into the abattoir as rumours of a huge sub-prime loss for Merrill Lynch proved to be true. The world's biggest brokerage firm Merrill Lynch reported a blowout in losses in its third quarter ...

Rate reprieve scratch during Cup Carnival?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2007
Worse-than-expected CPI figures could crash the Melbourne Cup Carnival, while the Aussie dollar dances to the beat of the rate hike speculation. The trimmed mean consumer price index (CPI) figure rose to 0.9 per cent in the September quarter and consensus ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market was stronger at noon, on the back of strong gains in the United States and another fall in the price of crude oil. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 60.5 points to 6721.4 while the All Ordinaries rose 56.1 ...

The worm turns

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2007
Media mentionitis surrounding channel Nine's controversial worm seems to have stolen the limelight from economic aspects of the election campaign, but the latest PPI figures could turn the spotlight. While tax cut plans and economic debate have been ...