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Market Jitters Redux

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008

... nervousness that things could get much worse as the possibility of more banks and financial institutions collapsing, and US house prices continuing to dive as mortgage financing dries up at the same time as foreclosed homes are being liquidated. The ...

US confidence down and up

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008

Consumer confidence in the US has fallen to a five-year low, driven by unrelenting negative economic news and the impact on consumption of the perpetually falling US dollar. But institutional investor confidence is up. The consumer confidence survey ...

Under-building down under

SUZY MAC | MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007

... (above its average of 4.7 months since 2000), and the economy in general having slowed, there is now downward pressure on US house prices". This means house prices in the US look set to continue their downward slide In contrast, Australia's economic ...

Home sweet home

SUZY MAC | FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007

... of the US biggest cities fell by 3.9 per cent in the year to July, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index. US house Prices posted the biggest year on year drop in 37 years while new home sales plunged by 8.3 per cent, worse than the market ...

Private equity, hedge funds at risk

CHRIS NICHOLLS | TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2007

... "suspension bridge." He said that while the current global financial structure was strong enough to withstand weakening US house prices and a few sub-prime issues, the markets had to worry about "whether we are reaching a broad-based level of financial ...

Economic round-up: Cheeseburger bill meets fat tax

SUZY MAC | FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2007

... lunch tab under $5, it's a more indigestible 'Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act'- a bill voted in by the US House of Representatives in March 2005. The nickname comes from its protection of fast-food purveyors against obese consumers' hefty ...

Investor optimism index down 43 per cent

The UBS/Gallup Index of Investor Optimism, a long-running monthly index that tracks investor confidence in the US, has dipped to a new low of 53 points, nearly half its base level of 93 points at the start of the year. While most research forecasting ...

Household finances in good shape: RBA

Household finances are in better shape than what the doomsayers claim, said the Reserve Bank of Australia's assistant governor in financial markets, Ric Battellino, at an industry forum held in Sydney this week. Speaking at the fourth Retail Financial ...

Weekly economic round-up

... Administration. New US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will also deliver his first semi-annual monetary policy report to the US House Financial Services Committee. This will be interesting as it will provide an insight into the continuity of (or ...

More women bring home the bacon: NAB

The number of wealthy women is growing at a faster rate than for men said the private banking arm of National Australia Bank (NAB). One of the largest banks in the country has reported their private banking division saw a 5 percent rise in the number ...

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Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:39PM

The Full Federal Court of Australia has criticised regulators for falling back on appeals to re-litigate cases on a different legal basis than the one run at trial.

Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

KARREN VERGARA | 12:33PM

Ascalon Capital has bid farewell to Evergreen Consultants' founder Angela Ashton, shortly after acquiring the consulting firm last year.

Powerhouse Ventures partners with European fund manager

KARREN VERGARA | 12:10PM

ASX-listed Powerhouse Ventures has partnered with an unnamed European fund manager that will commit US$50 million to its fledgling Critical Infrastructure Opportunities (CIO) Fund.

KeyInvest unveils new investment platform, awards mandate

MATTHEW WAI | 12:28PM

KeyInvest has launched a new investment platform to include a plethora of investment strategies ranging from private credit to global equities.

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