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A year of growth and developing opportunities: Franklin Templeton

... Notably, Applegate saw 2006 producing "decent global growth, slowing a bit but still fairly decent." He forecast that "stocks will have another year where they do better than bonds" and highlighted labour market forces which were, in many respects, favourable ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2006
... positive lead from Wall Street. Stronger-than-expecter earnings from US aerospace company Boeing Co pushed blue-chip US stocks higher overnight. The local bourse closed at a fresh high yesterday, led by most of the big banks and strong performances from ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2006
... Australian share market should open stronger if futures levels are any measure despite a negative lead from Wall Street. US stocks fell on Tuesday after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point for the 14th time ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2006
The Australian share market should open slightly stronger following a positive lead from overseas markets. US stocks were flat on Monday as record profit at Exxon Mobil Corp lifted energy stocks, but the gains were offset by weakness in financial and ...

Weekly economic round-up

... gain of more than 3 per cent since the start of 2006 and 21.5 per cent up since the beginning of 2005. Although resource stocks led the uptrend, the rally was broad-based with both big and small capitalisation stocks rising sharply. The S&P/ASX 100 index ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2006
... market should open higher following a positive lead from international markets and after reaching new highs last week. US stocks rose sharply on Friday, buoyed by higher profits from blue chips Microsoft Corp and Procter & Gamble Co, while a government ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2006
... Australian share market should open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street and other international markets. US stocks climbed overnight, helped by stronger-than-expected earnings from heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. and a government ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2006
... positive lead from Wall Street overnight, with higher base metal prices likely to provide a further boost to resources stocks. Investors will also be looking to the release of the ABS December quarter Consumer Price Index this morning for direction. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2006
... lost territory today following a rally on Wall Street overnight. The local bourse should also find support from resources stocks after a rise in base metal prices. The Australian share market closed sharply weaker yesterday after struggling to overcome ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2006
The Australian market should open lower following sharp declines on Wall Street on Friday. US stocks suffered their biggest loss in nearly three years on Friday, plummeting on disappointing earnings from blue chips Citigroup Inc. and General Electric ...