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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
... a two per cent drop in shares of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing. The local market opened for trade later after typhoon signal No. 8, hoisted late on Tuesday night, was lowered. The Hang Seng Index rose 179.14 points to close at 22,635.16, also boosted ...

UN PRI assets reach $15tr

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
... PRI asset owners that are looking at ESG issues when selecting mainstream investment managers should be sending a clear signal to the market that responsible investment capability is becoming core to the way investment is done," said James Gifford, PRI ...

APRA hunts down 32 funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
... of the fund members." While the funds in question may only be minor impacting a small number of members, APRA's actions signal a more pro-active approach to regulating trustees and follows the release last month last month of a governance review that ...

PM's wrong and right oil strategy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
Toyota's expected decision to start manufacturing hybrid engines in Australia will do more to address Australia's oil supply worries than Prime Minister Kevin Rudd lecturing OPEC to increase production. During the weekend it was widely reported that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... oil refiner Sinopec. The Hang Seng Index advnaced 132.04 points to 24,255.29. WELLINGTON - The Reserve Bank's surprise signal that interest rates could fall by the end of the year helped support the sharemarket, which came under pressure from a weaker ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open more than one per cent lower after stagflation fears hit Wall Street. The prices of most industrial metals fell overnight but the oil price continued its upward charge and precious metals also were stronger. ...

Retail spending is not slowing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
The economy continues to send mixed signals with the latest retail trade figures showing that despite confidence falling and concerns over credit rising we are yet to slow down our spending. According to the ABS, the trend estimate of retail turnover ...

Our two-track super model

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd could be sending strong regulatory signals when he said people earning more than $60,000 may not need welfare support and government protection. The Prime Minister this morning told Fairfax radio that the people who really ...

US dollar slips after Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2008
... cut a key interest rate by a quarter-point, a move that investors had anticipated. Markets had also expected the Fed to signal a pause in its rate-cutting campaign to combat the growing threat of a recession - something today's statement did not clearly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
... turned cautious with the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting under way. Policy makers are expected to trim interest rates and signal an end to a series of deep cuts begun in September. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 39.81 points, or 0.31 per ...