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Stagflation cross-winds

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... 16-year high of 4.3 per cent over the past 12 months. Analysts expect manufacturers to recoup rising prices of key raw materials by passing them on to consumers. However, Bernanke doesn't subscribe to the stagflation outlook which characterized three ...

Reputex to tap $554bn sector

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... rotor blades, notably in Asian markets. Overall these markets are experiencing tremendous growth driven by low cost materials and processing in markets such as China, India and Korea." The Reputex Future Index Energy 100 Index, which tracks alternative ...

Russell adds Plato

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... Tinto. Its market exposure includes 33.8 per cent exposure to financials excluding property trusts, 23.17 per cent in materials, 10.76 per cent in consumer discretionary, 18.65 per cent exposure classified in other and minor holdings in and industrials ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2007
... base metal prices overnight are weighing on the local bourse. "Most of the sectors seem to be pretty flat. Energy and materials sectors are off," Mr Wacher said. "I guess the materials and energy sectors are off on the back of the commodity prices overnight. ...

Futures contracts director caught without AFSL

... contracts where more than a dozen people, many of whom live in the Hobart area, attended the courses and received training materials and a computer software program. Several of the course attendees paid up to $40,000 for the training and software. However ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
... Hardie Industries found 36 cents to $6.68 despite reporting a 12 per cent fall in first half net profit as the building materials maker braced itself for further weakness in the US housing market. At Friday's close on Wall St, the Dow Jones industrial ...

What members want

... services such as free insurance cover and access to a financial planner, along with frequency of newsletters and other materials. Once again, the majority preferred to pay the capped fee with none of the extras. "Some may complain if they don't get access ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
... Mr Wacher said strong performers this morning included Woodside Petroleum on the back of record oil prices, and the materials sector, namely BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, following strong base metals prices in London overnight. "Gold and silver were both ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
... out. In equities, Optus owner Singapore Telecommunications Ltd will announce its second quarter results and building materials and sugar company CSR Ltd announces half year results. Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd will hold its annual general meeting ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2007
... in several weeks today, with all sectors trading in the red. "The finance sector is down about 1.75 per cent and the materials sector is being dragged down by BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, down more than three per cent," Mr Wacher said. "With growth concerns ...