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Both feet firmly on the high wire

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
Despite the recent wobbles in our financial market's balancing act, the Reserve Bank of Australia welcomes a reassessment of risk and takes an optimistic view of the Australian financial system. In its latest Financial Stability Review released this ...

Money can't buy confidence

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2007
Consumer confidence has bounced back, after an 8.1 per cent fall last month, to 14.3 per cent above last year's levels and 13.9 per cent above the 20-year average. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute (W-MI) Index of Consumer Sentiment rose by 4.2 per cent ...

Confidence down but not out

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
NAB's Business Confidence Index has dropped another 2 points to 10 index points, its third consecutive monthly fall from May's 14 point high. In their August 2007 Monthly Business Survey, NAB have reported that confidence is lower but still strong. ...

Water off a Peking duck's back

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
While credit and liquidity worries have continued to pound global equities markets, it's all been water off a Peking duck's back to China. According to Moody's Investors Service, Asia Pacific as a whole has been shrugging off sub-prime crisis and liquidity. ...

Return of the 'R' word

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
The Aussie market today can expect more bruises, as it seems that no sooner do the bandages come off that the markets cop another battering from somewhere else. US stock markets were mauled again on Friday by more bad news, this time from a surprise ...

Knee jerk over little Beige Book

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007
Unlike your average little black book the US Federal Reserve board's Beige Book gets special attention from the markets and can wreak havoc, as was evident in the US overnight. One of eight economic surveys prepared each year for the Federal Open Market ...

Rough ride may be over

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2007
The S&P ASX/200 closed at its highest in almost six weeks yesterday, equating to a near full recovery from the sub-prime credit crunch. Reporting season showed growth across the board of the top 200 stocks at around 18 to 19 percent exceeding the market ...

Sydney on $24 million a day

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
There's nothing like waking up to the joyful chirping of Black Hawk helicopters and protesters performing their morning ablutions under the energetic stream of a $600,000 water cannon. No wonder Sydney residents are being given the big heave-ho. It's ...

Tawrrific APEC and the Berlin Wall

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
The APEC party is getting under way but unless you're one of the 21 world leaders or part of the entourage, don't expect an invite. Organisers have for months been sending out not-so-subtle hints for locals to stay away or better still just leave town ...

Equities' erratic flight path

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
If equity markets were an international flight, right about now the captain would be asking "that all passengers, remain seated with seat belts firmly fastened." Consensus is that the current market turbulence will be around for some time so we may ...