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Economics

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
The Australian share market is trading lower, weighed down by weakness in the big banks.

IMF predicts drop in foreign earnings

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
Australia can expect a drop in foreign earnings and a drag on growth this year according to the International Monetary Fund's most recent World Economic Outlook.

Cheap talk, cheaper money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
But these concerns American investors yak about doesn't compute with their investment walk... at least not based on the AAII's March asset allocation survey published on 1 April.

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
The Australian share market has opened lower in the wake of negative offshore leads and lingering disappointment over trade figures out of China.

China's trade trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
The numbers are so outrageous that they could have been distorted (by the timing of the Lunar New Year) or manipulated into the truth (as President Xi goes all out on his anti-corruption campaign) or for whatever reason but boyoboyoboy, PM Li wouldn't ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after losses on Wall Street.

Europe and Japan becoming preferred equity markets

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
Both Credit Suisse and Standard Life Investments have updated their global outlooks for 2015, highlighting a growing preference for Japanese and European equities.

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
The Australian share market is again flirting with the landmark 6,000 point level, which it has not reached in more than seven years.

China slowdown will hit Australia

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
A Chinese economic slowdown will hit Australia as iron ore prices tumble, the World Bank says.

Floating in money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
Spending money to make money. That's what the ECB and BOJ are currently doing with their QE's and in case you missed it, the BOE continues to maintain its asset purchase ceiling at £75 billion and the Fed's still re-investing the proceeds of its maturing ...