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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
... 15.9 per cent on an annual basis to February. The current conditions index rose from 47.2 to 49.2 which another sign of optimism in the economy strengthening. In Europe the Bank of England left rates on hold at 5.25 per cent and the ECB raised official ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2007
... of Services Index for February which rose to a level of 54.5 which is a positive upside movement and injects a little optimism into the Australian manufacturing industry. Japanese capital spending rose by 16.8 per cent on an annual basis according to ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2007
... precious metals and oil have fuelled confidence in our market this morning," Mr Russell said. "There's been a continued optimism from last week stemming from strong corporate earnings and that's been particularly boosted by better-than-expected capital ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2007
... YORK - US stocks rose sharply overnight as talk that aluminium producer Alcoa Inc may be a takeover target bolstered optimism over deals, and as energy shares gained with a rebound in oil prices. At 0713 AEDT, Dow Jones industrial average was up 85.80 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2007
... announcements from several of the big banks. "You had Bendigo report recently and Commonwealth tomorrow, with a strong degree of optimism, and if one leader does well it leads onto a positive feeling about the whole sector," Mr Heffernan said. The market's ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2007
... although productivity rose by only 2.1 per cent which was the most for none years. These equilibrating factors have caused optimism about the economy and a perception that rate rises in the US in the medium-term are even less likely now.

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2007
... reached 5880.1. NEW YORK - US tech stocks rose overnight after Cisco Systems Inc's strong profits and outlook reinforced optimism about earnings. But blue chips fell as tumbling oil prices hurt energy companies' shares. The fall in oil futures prices ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
... Britain's FTSE 100 index forged higher on Friday, as private equity interest in J Sainsbury sent its shares soaring and optimism over the US interest rate outlook whetted investors' risk appetite. The FTSE 100 index of Britain's leading shares closed ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
... been expecting a bit more. Rio Tinto was down $1.50 at $76.79. On Wall Street overnight, blue-chip stocks advanced on optimism about strong profits from companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp, while the Nasdaq remained relatively flat. The Dow Jones industrial ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
... 5814.1, while the all ordinaries index gained 39.1 points to 5796.8. NEW YORK - US blue-chip stocks advanced overnight on optimism about strong profits from companies including Exxon Mobil Corp, while the Nasdaq was flat. The Nasdaq was little changed ...