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Daily Economic Update

... occupied housing commitments contributed to the overall rise. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that the country's deficit on goods and services declined by A$232 million to A$1,332 million in October from a revised A$1,564 million shortfall ...

Business investments overtakes consumer spending

... previous fiscal year. The good news on business investment is slightly dampened by news that the country's current account deficit increased by 13 per cent to A$13,530 million in the September quarter (roughly 5.9 per cent of GDP) from A$12,016 million ...

Daily Economic Update

A draft of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) semi-annual economic outlook - to be published at the end of this month - revealed upgrades to its earlier economic growth forecasts. The draft showed 2005 and 2006 growth ...

Daily Economic Update

... coupled with high oil prices will pose a dampening affect on consumer spending. The Bundesbank also expects Germany's budget deficit to rise to 3.7 per cent of GDP this year exceeding the budget mandate of 3.0 per cent set by the European Union Commi ...

Weekly Economic Roundup

... continued tightening campaign by the Federal Reserve - eroding Australia's interest rate premium. News of a record US trade deficit failed to prop up the Australian dollar. The US trade deficit widened to a record US$66.1 billion in September following ...

Daily Economic Update

... continued tightening campaign by the Federal Reserve - eroding Australia's interest rate premium. News of a record US trade deficit failed to prop up the Australian dollar. The US trade deficit widened to a record US$66.1 billion in September following ...

Economic Roundup

... retail sales fell by 0.3 per cent in September, bigger than market forecasts for a mere 0.1 per cent decline. The trade deficit also widened in September and is likely to make a negative contribution to third quarter GDP. These soft local indicators ...

Gold bull market set to continue: Baker Steel

... expectations the value of the USD will fall, driven by the impacts of the unsustainable US current account. "[The] US trade deficit is somewhat of a nightmare. We see the situations as unsustainable." But if demand is going to rise, the question is where ...

Fund managers doubt local equities: Russell

... appears the catalyst for the change in $A sentiment has been a more bearish view on the $US, with an increasing budget deficit, further buoyed by relief efforts post Katrina, weighing heavily on investor's minds," he said. Investors cast Australian bonds ...

Hurricanes hit US equity funds, Latin American funds back in favour

A global fund research report reveals that investors are taking their money out of the US funds and swapping into Latin American, European and Japanese funds. According to the latest weekly funds flow data from Emerging Portfolio Fund Research (EPFR) ...