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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... it would maintain a "loose" monetary policy stance until 2014. "That has direct impact on risk assets - the Australian dollar is strong, commodities are strong, gold is up - we're really seeing that flow into our market," Mr Esho said. In the resources ...

Fund managers rate Aust equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... bad news. High inflows of capital and relatively low levels of government debt has led to an artificially high Australian dollar, while structural changes such as changing consumer sentiment and the rise of internet technologies is also affecting the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... positive US economic data and International Monetary Fund plans to boost its coffers for crisis fighting. But the Australian dollar took a hit after a mixed jobs report disappointed markets. Tokyo rose 1.04 per cent, or 89.10 points, to 8,639.68 and ...

HSBC launches new retail equity product

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
HSBC has introduced a new equity product bucking the trend of last year's Asia-heavy baskets. The five-year 100+ Series International Equity Investment gives exposure to the Australian equity index (S&P/ASX 200) in addition to indices in Switzerland ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... manganese miner said it expected to post a loss of about $12 million for the 2011 calendar year, due to the high Australian dollar and several one-off costs. Volumes were light as US markets were closed on Monday for the Martin Luther King day holida ...

Investors looking backwards: Mercer

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... they should be forward-looking," said White. In the overseas shares market, equities were down 5.3% both in Australian dollar terms and in local currency. The poor results were attributed to European Sovereign debt crisis uncertainty and issues with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
The Australian dollar has continued its slide downwards, following a growing sense of forboding around the issue of eurozone government debt. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at 98.95 US cents, down from 100.16 cents on Wednesday. Westpac ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
The Australian dollar has dropped slightly after some negative commentary about the eurozone government debt crisis. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at 100.27 US cents, down from 100.83 at 1700 on Tuesday. HiFX senior trader Stuart Ive ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
The Australian dollar rose following the release of data showing the national economy grew strongly in the September quarter. The Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday released the national accounts for the September quarter, revealing growth ...

Quantum launches US residential fund

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... The fund aims to take advantage of the steep decline in US property prices, low interest rates and the strong Australian dollar. Investment is focused on the foreclosure market and Quantum has begun purchasing properties in Atlanta and Dallas, which ...