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Farmland ripe for the picking

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... found investments in agricultural property prices have fallen from the pre-crisis highs and may benefit from rising commodity prices. The Cerulli Edge: Global Edition report said farmland has the potential for capital appreciation and could post an annual ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... board and it's a fairly lacklustre day," Ms Spencer said. "Financials are generally on the weaker side and the weaker commodity prices and recent strength in the sector is seeing some profit-taking. "Gold stocks are the stand-out with the recent strength ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... February, as well as the job vacancies report for the February quarter. The Reserve Bank of Australia publishes its index of commodity prices for March. The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge for March is due, as is the Australian Industry ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
... points. The steel sector as well as pulp and paper sectors led the market, with wholesale traders also firm on higher commodity prices. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks closed higher following a strong lead from Wall Street. The benchmark Hang Seng Index ...

In a better place

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... Friday, the "main signals" referred to by The Age headline. The news behind the headlines talk about the slumped in commodity prices (AFR) - oil in particular - as the US dollar rose as Greece's problem resurfaced. Does this make any sense at all? Perhaps. ...

End game

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... expect Australia and Canada and South Africa joining in because of the positive impact on their economies of rising commodity prices thanks to China. Neither will most Asian countries. So for good measure, the Obama administration has enlisted troop ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... Kathmandu releases its inaugural first half results. In Australia on Wednesday, the sharemarket closed stronger as higher commodity prices boosted resources stocks and sentiment was buoyed by the strongest quarterly increase in new home starts in eight ...

Where movies and finance come together

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... Cantor Exchange. US-based Cantor Exchange expects to receive the final approval for the movie futures exchange from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to operate by next month. According to a press statement, the exchange will allow investors to ...

ETF Securities signs Taurus

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... Taurus Funds Management to provide the fund manager a platform to trade gold and other metals using exchange traded commodity (ETC) products. Taurus' flagship fund is a gold and precious metals fund. The fund manager invests in physical commodities with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open little changed on Monday after overseas equity and commodity prices were little changed. At 0725 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was one point higher at 4,820 points. ...