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Dollar rise to boost planner wages

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... that the Australian dollar will establish a new average of around $US1.10, buoyed by Australia's long-term upswing in commodities, managed inflation and high interest rates. The prospect of a stronger dollar, in turn, will place unprecedented pressure ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... leads from offshore trading overnight, with all key overseas markets significantly higher, including equities and commodities. The Australian dollar hit a new post float high shortly after 0500 AEDT at 99.35 US cents. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at ...

Good vintage yields strong returns

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
... contracts traded. The local market opened about 1.2 per cent firmer, thanks to a positive lead from Wall Street and higher commodities prices during the offshore session. The rally continued through the morning, with the major miners outperforming the ...

Grand currency sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... market received a negative lead from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing lower and futures contract prices for commodities such as oil, gold and base metals ending weaker. RBS Morgans senior client adviser Bill Bishop said the local market had ...

BTIM adds PM to macro strategies

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
... strategy, say an equity strategy, isn't doing particularly well, chances are a bond or the currency strategy or maybe a commodities or GTA strategy are actually doing a bit better," said Bracken. "What we seek to do is spread our bets across many asset ...

Seeking alpha in EM small caps

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
... Kedersha points out that MSCI EM constituent stocks remain heavily weighted towards export industries, such as energy and commodities, sectors that are less likely to benefit from the inexorable shift into domestic consumption. "A lot of the good domestic ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
... resistance. "There's some profit-taking today, but not a massive pullback. "Materials are down about 0.9 per cent after commodities prices took a breather overnight and financials are also down, correcting yesterday's rise." At 1203 AEST, BHP Billiton ...

Instreet closes Reliance strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
... slow inflows from advisers and investors. George Lucas, managing director at Instreet, said the Instreet Reliance Commodities Fund was wound up at the end of March. Meanwhile, the Instreet Reliance Global Allocation Fund closed at the end of July, he ...