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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... are very good," Mr Kimber said. Growth in China may slow from 13 or 14 per cent growth to nine per cent, which is still "pretty fantastic", he said. "Markets are still very sensitive. The last day of the financial year is giving it a bit of a belting. ...

Australians frustrated with fin companies

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... firms, only 30 per cent of respondents felt insurance companies had tried to win back their business. "The study paints a pretty bleak picture of customer experiences in Australia," said Brett Waters, RightNow's vice president Asia-Pac South. "Even when ...

First femme PM

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... especially in a world of continued uncertainty. Is Julia up to the task? Does she have the skill, the ability, etc? Is she pretty enough? Her dress sense? Her hairstyle. Or will the power brokers in the Labour Party continue to dictate the terms of leadership... ...

RMBS market low risk and high return: Aberdeen

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... said. It's even more attractive given the low default risk, added Rodriguez. "In terms of risk of loss these securities are pretty much bullet proof. You'd need to see mortgage providers default, house price falls of 40 per cent on prime Australian mortgages ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... from the start after weak leads from offshore. A poor start on Asian equity markets was a further negative. "It's been pretty rocky so far today," Mr Foulsham said. "China has opened up now, Singapore has opened up and Hong Kong is about to open up. ...

Euro downs Supermodel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... Bloomberg's headlne back on 5 November 2007. She may have suffered an exchange rate loss but at least she's still got her pretty face. But what about those central bankers? They don't have sexy figures to fall back on. Yes, that's right. They're piling ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... curb inflation and property prices, which could slow China's economy. "The market's on the back foot today. There's some pretty solid headwinds facing it this morning, the two flashpoints being the eurozone and China," Mr Taylor said. "Uncertainty is ...

HOSTPLUS and ME drop Melbourne Storm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
... Roads and Bunnings Warehouse, said this is a huge opportunity for a brave brand. "Melbourne Storm are going to be watched pretty closely for at least the next month or so because everyone will want to know how they perform on the field - so there's never ...

Wall Street beauties

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... Louis, which reported 'softened' economic conditions." Last month only nine of the 12 regions reported "modest" improvement. Pretty. US retail sales rose by 1.6 per cent in March -- better than market expectations for a 1.2 per cent rise -- and 7.6 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... 9,582 contracts. "There's not been huge movement anywhere in particular, but the energy sector and the miners are doing pretty well," CommSec market analyst Steve Daghlian said. "For the week, the market has gained about one per cent." In the energy ...