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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
Aust stocks 0.73% lower at noon The Australian share market was lower at noon after falls in Europe and drops in commodity prices. At 1201 on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 33.2 points, or 0.73 per cent, at 4,637.9 points, while the ...

Economic indicators defy equities upside: Schroders

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... government debt, according to Schroders' Andrew Fleming. The deputy head of Australian equities also highlighted volatile commodity prices, the on-going printing of bank notes in the US, Europe and Japan, plus the fragility of global banks as distorting ...

Market wrap late PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... Chinese data on industrial production due out later this week. "You have the nervous holding back because of falling commodity prices," Ms Roadley said. BHP Billiton shed seven cents to open at $33.28 while Rio Tinto lost 29 cents to $55.23 as the resources ...

Treats not threats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... increased by 2.4%, nearly offsetting the 2.6% drop in August. Not only not only that, China's iron-ore imports - yup, the commodity that's one of Australia's major exports - jumped to a 20-month high to 65.01 million tonnes last month. Could this be ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... China's economic slowdown was hitting aluminium consumption. "Certainly, the resources are softer on the back of weak commodity prices, precious metals prices, oil prices," Mr Russell said. China is one of Australia's major trading partners. Mr Russell ...

Woe R'Us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... altogether collapse. Woe to Asia - its trade with China (and to Europe and to the US) would shrink. Woe to Australia - commodity prices will be depressed at the same time that our trade with Asia and China and Europe and the US declines. Woe to our terms ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... Jones industrial average gaining 80.75 points to close at 13,575.36. "We had a reasonable lead from the US overnight and commodity prices were were up as well which has resulted in strong moves in the resources space," Mr Walker said. "The major banks ...

ETFs hit $6bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... including ETFs that reflect Australian bonds, government bonds, corporate bonds, and the US equivalents. Currency and commodity ETFs make up a further 23, reports the ASX.

Data deluge delivers no clearer visibility

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... offset the 1% dip in imports. No prizes for guessing but could this be due to slowing export markets, a dear A$ and lower commodity prices? Fortunately, the RBA's on the job... but it might have to more hard yakka. Here comes the sun. Ahh, but it's not ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... October board meeting on Tuesday, he said. As well as its monthly board meeting, the RBA will also release its index of commodity prices for September. The mining giants and major banks all opened higher. BHP Billiton was up 29 cents to $33.41 and Rio ...