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Weekly Economic Roundup

... despite still reasonable domestic business conditions in the third quarter, high oil prices are negatively impacting optimism, with business confidence dropping to its lowest level in more than four years. The NAB survey, along with the recent reported ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2005
... rallied as a report on US consumer prices relieved investors' worry about inflation and strong earnings from GE lifted optimism about corporate financial health. Shares of GE rose almost one per cent on the New York Stock Exchange. The company, generally ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2005
... is expected to open stronger today with a healthy overnight lead from Wall St. U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday as optimism generated by some big merger news and the April sales of McDonald's Corp. helped Wall Street's mood. However, a spike in crude ...

Morningstar corrects HSBCAM numbers

... surge," Morningstar said. According to Morningstar a renewed focus on competitive performance offers grounds for some optimism but says, "high ongoing costs and the uncertainty associated with new management limit this strategy's appeal." HSBC Asset ...

Feedback from TD Securities European Roadshow

... on the $A "although it seems the bulls were driven more by their pessimistic views on the $US rather than inherent $A optimism said TD Securities chief strategist Mr Stephen Koukoulas Although "there was a hint of concern that the stubbornly high current ...

Geopolitical and economic concerns dampen managers' optimism: Russell Survey

The Russell Investment Group's Investment Manager outlook survey has reported that investment managers remain largely bullish on the US equity market but are concerned about the strength of the US economy and political events. Net bullish sentiment ...

The rise of the Australian bourse to continue, analysts

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2004
... investors to be cautious. \"Vigilance is probably required in this type of market, the environment is strong but a lot of the optimism could already be priced into the shares,\" Gonzalez said. He said a feature of the recent profit season had been the ...

Market wrap

... barrel mark. Solid US GDP data, printing at an annualised 4.4% for the quarter, up from 4.3% previously, also boosted optimism on the recovery of the US economy. But the result also reduced fears of an aggressive series of Fed rate hikes as analysts ...

WRAP: Overnight debt and forex

... although the Kansas City Fed's monthly survey showed manufacturing activity in its area "expanded strongly in April" and optimism ""remained high'. European share markets reacted to Wall Street's losses late Friday after Europe closed, as well as to ...

Businesses expect strong economic to continue

... survey of business expectations for the three months to June. The survey of chamber members across the country showed optimism for business conditions remained high but might have peaked, with businesses satisfied with current trading conditions, proving ...