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BOE qualifies for World Cup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... market has steadily improved. Remember, the 7.0% unemployment rate that's become "a threshold not a trigger"? This has fallen below that - to 6.9% in February and dropped further to 6.8% in March (the lowest in five years). And by the looks of it, this ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... Mining services and explosives business Orica dropped 92 cents to $21.02 after announcing that its half year profit had fallen. Among the major banks, ANZ was 25.5 cents higher at $32.935, Commonwealth Bank was 61 cents better off at $79.99, Westpac ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2014
... going to offset the pressure on the materials." Despite its profit growth, ANZ was down 22 cents at $34.25, Westpac had fallen 25 cents to $34.87, National Australia Bank was 19 cents weaker at $35.11, but Commonwealth Bank was up nine cents at $78.99. ...

AMP's ipac Financial Planning wins group of the year award

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... second meeting or refer the adviser, has improved to 59%, the highest level ever recorded. However, the overall index has fallen to its lowest level in the past five years. The fall was largely driven by the decline in scores for compliance, understanding ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... November. ANZ was eight cents stronger at $35.02, but Westpac was three cents lower at $35.83 and National Australia Bank had fallen 16 cents to $35.83. Mining stocks are under pressure after commodity prices fell, including base metals, iron ore and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2014
... expected. The government also revised February to a 0.7 per cent gain, more than double its previous estimate. Sales had fallen in January and December. Locally, in economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia monthly board meeting minutes ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... overnight. IG markets strategist Chris Weston said the sell-off in the US was driven by a plunge in tech stocks, which have fallen out of favour after years of strong gains. The ASX hit near six-year highs earlier in the week. All sectors on the Australian ...

BOE has a problem to smile about

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... intact. Claimant count unemployment dropped by 34,600 in January, marking the 20th consecutive month that this measure has fallen. Moreover, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs - published earlier this month - found ...

Time to go away?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... for a loss of -38 percent since mid-December." "Biotech has been no picnic either as the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) has fallen -21.8 percent since the end of February." Could it be that investors have taken a second look at these sectors, and found that ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... resistance around that level previously, so we're looking for a catalyst." Among the major banks, National Australia Bank had fallen 12 cents to $35.25, Westpac was down 13.5 cents at $34.335, Commonwealth Bank had lost 35 cents to $76.68 and ANZ was ...