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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... economic outlook," St George chief economist Besa Deda said. The terms of trade measures the ratio of export prices to import prices. "One of the growth engines of the Australian economic outlook is the private capex upswing and that is showing up also ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... New York region accelerated in February to its highest level since June. That came as the US Labor Department said import prices rose more than expected in January on the back of surging oil costs. However retail sales, a key indicator of the consumer ...

Headlining the core

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... cent against expectations for a 0.5 per cent increase after a 0.5 per cent gain in the previous month. And rising import prices are backing up this fear of more inflation and reduced spending. US import prices rose by 1.5 per cent in January - more than ...

Ganging up on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... it announced plans for new budget spending. The rising yen is exacerbating the deflation in the country by making import prices cheaper. And now we also have the Eurozone. Yes, it too came out of recession in the third quarter. ECB President Trichet ...

It's coming true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... term. And then there was the prospect of deflation, indicated by the bigger than expected 0.7 per cent decline in import prices in July. Import prices deflated by 19.3 per cent in the 12 months to July from down 17.7 per cent in June. But those who worry ...

Yen caught in crossfire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... current Japanese investment and consumption. Capital investments made today would seem unprofitable tomorrow as import prices become cheaper in the future but selling prices more expensive for Japan's export markets. At the same time, households would ...

Inflation up but lower than expected

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007
... by the CPI) also came in lower than anticipated. Many would blame the flat wholesale inflation figure on deflated import prices and indeed the hardy Australian dollar reducing the cost of imported goods by 1.1 per cent, providing a counterbalance to ...

Crystal ball gets cloudy in wait for CPI figures

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2007
... decision on domestic interest rates next week. Many economists are already tipping that, with further deterioration in import prices set to push down headline inflation over months to come, it will remain just below the RBA's core inflation pain threshold ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2006
... expectation that we are at the end of a business cycle. The terms of trade which measure the ratio of export to import prices increased by 2 per cent over the quarter and by 6.8 per cent over the year. This is a plus to the economy allowing more income ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... Last quarter the fuel crisis resulting from Middle-East conflicts raised the index by 2.3 per cent. Overall, the Import Prices Index has risen by 3.7 per cent this year. The Export Price Index rose by 1.9 per cent during the last quarter following an ...

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AFCA finds more Dixon Advisory victims

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The Australian Financial Complaints Authority added 544 more Dixon Advisory-specific victims to total 2492 complaints at the end of April, which will further exacerbate the levy financial advisers must pay.

Senior Cbus investment manager exits

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Cbus' head of total portfolio management has left the fund, while a former JANA executive has joined its infrastructure team.

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The Senate Economics Committee has released its interim report into using super for housing.

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