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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell on poor Black Friday sales and a China manufacturing slowdown. At 0819 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 15 points at 5,227. US sales came in less ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... releases business indicators for the September quarter. Also due out is the Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing (PMI) index, the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge and the RP Data Core Logic Home Value Index, all for ...

Quo vadis dollar-A?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... because the November PMI readings only confirmed what we already know that we knew all along. At 54.7 in November, the manufacturing PMI for the US remains in expansion (albeit, it has "now dropped for three months in a row"); the Eurozone has stalled ...

Financial services Australia's largest industry

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
... is 10.4% of GSP. FSC chief executive John Brogden said financial services industry was now larger than mining and manufacturing. " While growth in other industries is slowing down, financial services is continuing to grow," he said. "Our report shows ...

Sally Loane new CEO of the Financial Services Council

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... services is the engine room of the Australian economy. As Australia's largest industry - larger than mining and manufacturing - financial services is integral to Australia's economic growth. There is tremendous scope to cement financial services as an ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... gained 8.16 (0.18 per cent) to 4,638.91. The Institute for Supply Management's purchasing managers index for October manufacturing rose to 59.0, with companies saying activity is picking up more than expected going into the year-end holiday shopping ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... advertisements series, the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge, the Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing (PMI) index and RP Data CoreLogic Home Value Index, all for October. In equities news, Westpac is slated to post ...

Caterpillar economy turns into a butterfly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... Claims in U.S. at 14-Year Low Over Past Month Leading Indicators Index Shows U.S. Economy to Keep Growing Euro-Area Manufacturing Grows as Risk of Recession Eases Spanish Unemployment Lowest Since 2011 as Economy Grows China Factory Gauge Rises as Workers ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... gains while there was little positive reaction after a closely watched indicator showed a slight pick-up in Chinese manufacturing activity. The US dollar edged higher following a surprising rise in US inflation while the euro edged up after falling on ...

OneVentures Innovation and Growth fund raises $60m

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... opportunities in high growth technology-based companies in Australia. These ventures will increasingly fill the void left by manufacturing and mining as traditional drivers of economic growth and job creation. "OneVentures is intent on supporting innovation ...