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30 days hath September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
... "do you want fries with that... most honourable politburo sir?" Europe was in a ha ha happy mood too.A Markit's manufacturing activity gauge for the region shows that growth in the region continues to improve.A Markit's Eurozone final manufacturing PMI ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
The Australian stock market has started the week on a positive note thanks to stronger than expected Chinese manufacturing data. Commonwealth Bank market analyst Steven Daghlian said the market received a boost from the release of official Chinese manufacturing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... business indicators for June quarter and building approvals data for July. The Australian Industry Group performance of manufacturing (PMI) index for month just ended is due out as is the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge for August ...

Deutsche Bank dismisses mining fears

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... And while mining investment is projected to fall 4%, there is no sign yet of a pick-up in other industries with manufacturing investment projected to fall 15% and other industry investment projected to fall 3% using this method." Despite this Baker argued ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... announce first half earnings. In Australia, the market on Friday outperformed Wall Street as the first positive Chinese manufacturing data in four months boosted the big banks and miners. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was was up 47.7 points, or 0.94 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
The local share market has opened higher after solid gains on Wall Street overnight and encouraging Chinese manufacturing data. At 1020 AEST on Friday, the All Ordinaries was up 33.5 points, or 0.66 per cent, at 5,100. IG market strategist Evan Lucas ...

Demographic megatrends drive earnings well into the future

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... company favoured by the Global Demographics Fund is Essilor International, an eye care business specialising in lens manufacturing. Essilor spends more on research and development than its peers, giving it a significant competitive advantage. The company ...

The madness of crowds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... August, hitting a 26-month high point as the economy climbed out of a record recession. And the HSBC's PMI for China's manufacturing sector jumped to 50.1 in August, up from July's 11-month low of 47.7. At 0755 AEST on Friday, locally, the September ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... per cent weaker, following a 1.47 per cent slide on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, as disappointing American manufacturing data convinced investors the US Federal Reserve would continue its quantitative easing measures. "A weaker US dollar is generally ...