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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2006
The Australian share market could open a touch higher following a positive lead from Wall Street overnight. US stocks climbed on Thursday as robust earnings from online marketplace eBay Inc. and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. revived optimism ...

Costello pledges $18bn to pump-prime his Future Fund

The Future Fund legislation will be pushed through Parliament today, with Treasurer Peter Costello announcing an initial allocation of $18 billion towards the fund charged with managing the federal government's unfunded super liabilities. Costello's ...

Daily Economic Update

Declining affordability -- due to soaring home prices and higher mortgage rates - is negatively impacting US home sales. The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales fell by a bigger-than-expected 2.7 per cent in October to ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open sharply firmer as a strong lead from the US and solid performances from commodities overnight set the tone for another tilt at record levels on the domestic bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

Weekly economic roundup

To paraphrase the soothsayer's warning to Julius Caesar, 'Beware the Ides of October,' because the largest market crashes in history (1929 and 1987) happened in October and even 2005 has just felt the same winds. As if on cue, the advent of October ...

Standard & Poor's puts DeAM fund on hold after sale

Standard & Poor's has placed the Deutsche Global Bond Fund on hold following the sale of parts of Deutsche Asset Management's (DeAM) global asset management business to Aberdeen Asset Management. Last Thursday Deutsche announced it had signed an agreement ...

Industry funds in talks with ASIC over ads

Industry Fund Services (IFS) is in the process of scheduling 'urgent discussions' with the Australian Securities Investments Commission (ASIC) following the regulator's demand to pull its industry fund advertisements late last week. ASIC has confirmed ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly firmer, although weakness in base and precious metals could upset the momentum generated after yesterday's strong gains. On Thursday the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished 57 points or 1.4 per ...

LinQ Resources Fund oversubscribed

The LinQ Resources Fund specialising in investment in small to medium resource companies has announced its $65 million initial public offering has been closed oversubscribed at $82.9 million. The majority of interest the fund has attracted has been ...

China rate rise a sign of things to come

Shares of Chinese companies listed in Hong Kong are expected to fall on Friday after a surprise rate increase by China's central bank, but Hong Kong stocks could be mixed as investors focus on a more bullish factor -- sliding oil prices. China's central ...