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All Ords at 5000 overvalued but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... These forecasts have been revised down since the November Statement, largely reflecting the slightly weaker outlook for mining and non-mining investment. Overall, the soft outlook over the next year or so reflects a number of factors: mining investment ...

Suggestions we don't support 12% CSG lies: Hockey

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... note in the parliamentary record showing Hockey interjected during minister for trade Dr Craig Emerson's speech on the mining tax in which superannuation contributions were raised. Hockey said: "We'd scrap it, yeah. That's a revelation, is it?" The comment ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... Bradken and Amcom are expected to post first half results. In Australia, the market on Monday closed lower, as falls in mining-related sectors cruelled the market's bid to break through the 5,000-point level. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ended the ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
The Australian stock market has opened flat, with strong gains in consumer discretionary stocks offset by weakness in mining-related sectors. At 1027 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.1 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 4,967.2 points ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... the Reserve Bank of Australia is due to release its quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy. In equities news, Newcrest Mining is expected to post first-half results. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed higher, boosted by some positive company ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
The Australian market has opened higher after positive overseas leads and gains for the mining giants. At 1024 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12.6 points, or 0.26 per cent, at 4,933.7, and the broader All Ordinaries index was ...

Mixed outlook for Aussie dollar

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
While each commentator at this morning's Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum agreed that the investment in the mining sector had peaked, they found it harder to reach a consensus on the direction of the Australian dollar. Addressing an audience ...

Non-mining sectors must pick up the growth mantle

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
Australian economists agree that how the country's economy transitions from mining-driven investment to other areas of growth will be the single biggest issue of 2013. Speaking this morning at Financial Standard's annual Chief Economist Forum in Sydney ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... Jones Industrial Average rose 67.12 points (0.49 per cent) to 13,779.33, its highest level since October 2007. Locally, the mining giants were all lower at open. BHP Billiton fell 16 cents to $36.90, Rio Tinto plunged 68.5 cents to $65.765 and Fortescue ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
The Australian market is higher after mining giant BHP Billiton's half-year production report exceeded expectations and following strong leads from the US. At 1028 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 22 points, or 0.46 per cent ...