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Australia better long-term bet than the US

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... structural and market factors pose threats to Australian equity performance. According to Koesterich, a high Australian dollar, an over-indebted consumer and the problems associated with balancing a two-speed economy are likely to adversely affect Australian ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... Amatil's (CCA) annual profit has fallen by 22 per cent as it deals with weak consumer spending and the high Australian dollar. Coca-Cola Amatil shares opened 26 cents higher at $13.89. Steel and mining group Arrium announced it made a first half loss ...

All Ords at 5000 overvalued but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... factors: mining investment is expected to peak, both fiscal consolidation and the persistently high level of the Australian dollar will weigh on growth, and there is little sign of a near-term pick-up in non-mining business investment." And that is precisely ...

Mixed outlook for Aussie dollar

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... investment in the mining sector had peaked, they found it harder to reach a consensus on the direction of the Australian dollar. Addressing an audience of 800 delegates at Sydney's Westin Hotel, Macquarie Group's Richard Gibbs; Principal Global Investors' ...

Non-mining sectors must pick up the growth mantle

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... return to trend growth until 2014. "We will see better productivity in 2013, but unemployment will rise and the Australian dollar will fall below parity in the second half, while the unemployment rate will head towards 6% by mid year," Eslake predicted. ...

There's no bubble in bond markets: Tyndall AM

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... around 80%. While countries previously viewed as safe havens are experiencing extreme turmoil, Bridges continued, Australian dollar-denominated assets are benefiting from central banks' impetus for diversification away from currencies such as the US ...

Beggar me not my neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... An improving growth outlook and reduced volatility can only be good for risk assets...and these include the Australian dollar. The A$ is back above US$1.05 in overnight trade, notwithstanding increased bets for another RBA rate cut next month following ...

Family office and HNW clients overlook best cash deposit rates

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
Many private banking clients are missing out on the best rate on their cash deposits, according to Harris Fraser Group's Marc Geary. The private wealth expert says that some banks are taking advantage of the large sums held in some accounts to charge ...

China's coming soft landing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... for Australia, investors from other countries still see Australia as a 'Sino surrogate', explaining why the Australian dollar is not falling in response to the RBA rate cut. In fact it's continuing to drift up. The icing on the cake is local market watcher ...

Uncertainly certain RBA cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... 1.6 points, house prices flat and TD Securities inflation measure down by 0.1% in November; and, still strong Australian dollar - provides a summary of the rationales behind the near (92%) certainty that the Australian central banks will announce a rate ...