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AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
... remain unable to reach agreement over a budget just days before a deadline kicks in that could see parts of the federal government shut down. Tokyo fell 0.26 per cent, or 39.05 points, to 14,760.07 but Hong Kong rose 0.35 per cent, or 82.01 points, to ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
... Democrats in the US. If the two sides cannot reach an agreement by the start of the new budget on October 1, the US Federal government will face a shutdown. "Obviously, there is some concern about whether Republicans and Democrats will come to an agreement ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
... Thursday, Australian time, as budget talks between US lawmakers yielded little progress. The country may face a federal government shutdown if the budget is not passed by October 1. Commsec market analyst Steven Daghlian said investors were trading cautiously ...

Growth and QE - will this time be different?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... fixed investment, and residential fixed investment that were partly offset by a negative contribution from federal government spending. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased." Increased imports, by the by, also confirms ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... than two months as good signs from the United States overshadowed weaker local economic forecasts from the federal government. The S&P/ASX200 index posted its tenth consecutive day of gains, taking it above 5,100 points for the first time since May 22. ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... back of positive manufacturing data from the United States, undeterred by a weaker economic outlook from the federal government. The Australian share market was 0.7 per cent higher in early afternoon trade on Friday, following an 0.8 per cent rise on ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... edged higher despite the negative impact of speculation banks could be hit with a deposit levy. Reports the federal government wanted banks to pay a deposit insurance levy resulted in a panicked sell-off among the big four banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... $57.02. In the salary packing sector, McMillan Shakespeare was down 47.92 per cent, or $7.36, to $8 as the federal government pushes ahead with its proposed fringe benefits tax reforms. Macquarie Bank was also lower, dropping $1.21 to $44.41, despite ...

Former Macquarie exec to head up EFIC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... on the commercial account of $30 million a year and has returned more than $375 million in dividends to the Federal Government." EFIC provides loans, guarantees, bonds and insurance products to help Australian companies finance export-related ventures ...

Govt introduces new infra tax break

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
The Federal government has introduced a new tax incentive aimed at encouraging private sector investment in infrastructure. The new rules will only apply to infrastructure projects considered to be 'nationally significant', and amends rules around the ...