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Daily economic update

US economic data continues to surprise on the upside, creating doubts over expectations that the US Federal Reserve is nearly finished with its interest rate hikes. US factory orders surged by 4.2 per cent in March following an upwardly revised gain ...

Daily economic update

A sharp increase in durable goods orders in March affirms expectations of a strong first quarter US GDP growth. US durable goods orders rose by 6.1 per cent in March - the biggest increase in 10 months - following a 3.4 per cent rise in the previous ...

Babcock & Brown swells infrastructure by $3.4bn

Home grown infrastructure group Babcock & Brown Infrastructure (ASX: BBI) has agreed to buy US utility giant NorthWestern in an all-cash deal worth US$2.23 billion ($3 billion) along with a 51 per cent stake in WestNet Rail for $435 million. The acquisitions ...

First State Super goes public offer

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006
... provide more value-added services to our members." First State Super will remain a not-for-profit fund and members who transport their account with them into the private sector will not see any change to their existing entitlements. First State Super ...

S&P downgrades CDOs after automotive default

... Vera Chaplin, said the major trend in CDOs flowing on from 2005 is the downgrades and defaults of the automotive and transport sector. "Both Ford and GM impacted 2005, and now Dana has defaulted," Chaplin said. "This is an example of an event affecting ...

Daily economic update

... sectors led by higher output in the food and beverages and construction materials sector. Production dropped sharply in transport equipment and clothing and footwear. Total sales were flat after recording falls in the September and December quarters. ...

Daily economic update

The US Federal Reserve will view last night's inflation report favourably. US headline CPI rose by 0.1 per cent in February and the core inflation measure also increased by a mild 0.1 per cent. Expectations were for a rise of 0.1 per cent and 0.2 per ...

Investment banks and structured providers move into lending

... the managers involved need to think differently about retail customers. "Our structured product background has let us transport what is normally an institutional way of financing into the retail space. "This approach also means we raise our own capital ...

Daily economic update

Reports of strong US durable goods orders could create doubt for those expecting the Federal Reserve to soon put an end to its monetary policy tightening. US durable goods orders rose by 1.3 per cent in December following an upwardly revised 5.4 per ...

Daily economic update

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today released lending finance figures for November. The figures showed commercial and lease finance commitments rising during the month while personal borrowing fell. The value of total commercial finance commitments ...