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Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... the market looking for something more credible than last month's jump in employment, which the Australian Bureau of Statistics admitted was inaccurate. The ASX200 on Thursday had gained more than 40 points in early trade, recovering Wednesday's losses. ...

Seesaw on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... enough to live without you (them)". Keep watching those economic data. All of 'em except for the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Labour Force report which, after taking pains to explain that the outsized 121K increased in August employment was ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... price index futures contract was up 51 points at 5,276. Locally, in economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases September's jobs figures, while Reserve Bank of Australia head of financial stability, Luci Ellis, is due to speak ...

LMCI: a new indicator is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... bearing good tidings. Mother, of course, is the US non-farm payrolls report - considered "the mother of all economic statistics". US employment increased by 248K last month following a 180K pick up in August and a 243K gain in July. This was more than ...

FSC-ISA battle recommences over MySuper data

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... tool. APRA member Helen Rowell, however, said it was too early to draw conclusions about performance. "Users of the statistics should of course remember that long term performance is the key determinant of members' retirement outcomes. "As such, we recommend ...

First hard MySuper APRA data released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
Superannuation regulator APRA has just released its first set of hard MySuper statistics and they reveal the transition to MySuper is happening faster than expected and the role of life stage investing bigger than anticipated. There are 116 MySuper ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... inquiry into affordable housing. The Reserve Bank is also expected to release its annual report. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases international trade in goods and services data and building approvals figures, both for August. No major equities ...

RBA should take action on negative gearing: AUI

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... RBA should be looking at it before considering additional capital or lending controls, or raising interest rates. "Statistics show that negative gearing is heavily used by investors, and that is likely having a significant impact on demand," he said ...

Market Wrap AM

MARKET WRAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... on Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases September's index of commodity prices, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases August retail trade figures, while the Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing (PMI) index ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
... price index futures contract was up 23 points at 5,402. Locally, in economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases job vacancies data for August, while Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens is slated to speak at the ...