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Surplus surpluses and soaring profits

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
... further illustrate the strength of the domestic economy. The Westpac - Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity for the next three to nine months, has more good news with an increase ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2007
... down 29 points to 5939 on the Sydney futures exchange. In data today, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of economic activity for June will be released, as will the Federal Department of Employment and Workplace Relations's monthly skilled vacancies ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2007
... down 12 points at 6376. In economic news today, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute will release its Indices of Economic Activity for May. In company news, Minara Resources Ltd, Oxiana Ltd and Rio Tinto Ltd all report production results, while DMC Mining ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
... investors have all but given up expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut this year, as the strengthening pace of economic activity fuels inflation concerns. That weighed on the financial and utility sectors, which are the most sensitive to higher ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007
... 18 points, at 6354. In economic news today, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute is due to release its Indexes of Economic Activity for March. On the corporate front, AWB Ltd issues half year results while Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd hosts it annual general ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2007
... of Australia will release new home sales data for March, and the Westpac Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity also is released. In company news, Zinifex Ltd unveils its third quarter production report and ANZ Banking Group Ltd releases ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2007
... is now 2.7 per cent and below the government's upper limit of 3 per cent although a surge in investment and economic activity recently, after a lull, has renewed fears of an inflationary breakout. Industrial production for the first two months of this ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2007
... monetary policy to the House of Representatives economic committee, in Perth. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute economic activity indices for December will be released, along with the ABS labour price index data for the December quarter. On the corporate ...

US slowdown won't hurt China

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2006
... Global Structured Finance Conference 2006 Asia, being held in Beijing this week, that a sharper fall in China's economic activity will be avoided despite expectations of a US slowdown next year. "Money supply and credit growth have been trending lower ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2006
... index contract was up 36 points to 4933.0 at 0712 AEST. Today the Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity for May will be released and the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations publishes its July skilled job vacancies ...