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Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2004
... on a softer note. On Friday, banks helped lift the Australian share market to a higher close, as jitters about the middle east and soaring oil prices prompted investors to abandon resource stocks and buy defensive. Listed property trusts also gained ...

Equity, bond and commodities all down in April: Mercer

... Mercer attributed the general fall to signs of potential future rate hikes in the US, continued instability in the Middle East and the Chinese government indicating that it is looking to slow surging growth. On the domestic front, the S&P/ASX 300 Index ...

InTech says double-digit returns within reach

... uncertainty about the US economy and monetary policy, the current Australian company reporting season, instability in the Middle East and further terrorist attacks."

Murdoch optimistic about Australian economy

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2004
... horizon was Saudi Arabia. "I think the most outstanding thing to worry about, if we are talking about urgency, is in the Middle East and it is with Saudi Arabia," he said.

Major industrial nations see strong economic growth ahead

... concluded at a weekend meeting, even though there are concerns about high oil prices and continuing unrest in the Middle East. Finance ministers and central bankers wrapped up three days of talks Sunday with a meeting of the World Bank's policy-setting ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2004
... is likely to head lower in line with worldwide markets in response to the deteriorating security situation in the Middle East. The share market finished almost 1% lower yesterday, dragged down primarily by sharp falls on Wall Street on Friday night. ...

MLIM appoints co-CIO

... years in the London office of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), where he was head of fixed income for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Russell Maddox has returned to Sydney to take on the role as co-chief investment officer of MLIM Australia. ...

Short-term overseas visitor arrivals for August dips 0.2% to 391,300: ABS

... Zealand, with 74,800), 73,600 from Europe and the former USSR (with UK visitors numbering 36,000), 6,500 from the Middle East and North Africa, 44,100 from Southeast Asia, 36,700 from the Americas (with 30,200 from the USA) and 4,800 from Africa. Total ...

Morning market wrap: US shares weather bombings

Major US share market indexes rose overnight, although two separate bombings in the Middle East and a disappointing earnings report after the market from Hewlett-Packard have raised the spectre of renewed risk aversion. Shares in HP fell by over 10% ...

Afternoon market wrap: Local shares eke out small gains

... higher at $12.52. The Australian bond also traded higher during the day, supported by the bombings overnight in the Middle East. A rise in the Westpac leading indicator in June and strong July motor vehicle sales had little lasting impact. The yield ...