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Single women a rising force in residential property

Single women may account for a small portion of the home buyer market but a recent survey has revealed they are fast becoming a dominant force. A survey commissioned by First National Real Estate has found that adding to a majority 79 per cent of women ...

Surging CFD volumes pressuring online brokers

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
... Australia. Reflecting this changing nature of online broking, HSBC is one current market players believed to be looking for a buyer for its retail online trading platform. HSBC does not offer CFD trades and is said to be struggling with its proprietary ...

Recovering house prices to sustain wealth affect

... point to higher levels of sales activity. Ian Graham, chief executive officer of PMI, said, "The recovery of first home buyer activity over the past couple of years is a very positive trend&With stable interest rates, further modest growth in the first ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as firmer base and precious metal prices create positive sentiment for a market at the tail end of its earnings season. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index was 14 points ...

Daily economic update

... core rate is up 1.5 per cent versus 1.7 per cent at the end of 2005. However, the Fed is more concerned with what the final buyer must pay, rendering the CPI and the personal consumption deflator more important. It remains questionable how much pricing ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2006
The Australian share market should open slightly firmer as investors focus on local issues ahead of a US public holiday and volatile commodity markets. The US market ended softer on Friday and is closed for a public holiday on Monday while commodity ...

Weekly Economic Roundup

Australian financial markets produced a lacklustre performance last week as the US celebrated a Thanksgiving holiday-shortened week. Domestic trading activity was uneventful throughout the week with only the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) new ...

The art of making money through artworks

The private banking arm of National Australia Bank is hosting seminars on art investing as a growing number of investors turn to art to increase their wealth. Barry Pang, principal of the Artpreciation Gallery in Toorak, said his company has witnessed ...

Daily Economic Update

Australian car buyers continue to feel the pinch of higher petrol prices. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today reported that sales of new motor vehicles dropped by 6.7 per cent in October. Sales across all vehicle types posted declines during ...

Daily Economic Update

... Housing Market builders' confidence index fell to 60 in November from 68 in the previous month. The index measures sales and buyer traffic and is now at its lowest level since May 2003. This is an important indicator to watch as housing has been a large ...