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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
Australian stocks have hit a new high for 2012, led by gains by mining companies.

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
The Australian share market is set to reach new highs for 2012 when it opens on Wednesday after a rally on world markets overnight.

Australian pay rate growth underperforms Asia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
Wage growth rates in Australia are significantly lagging Asia, but rather than showing Australia to be underperforming they reflect inflation and productivity growth differentials.

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with the major miners leading the broader market on track to close at a fresh high for calendar 2012.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
The Australian sharemarket is likely to open marginally higher as world markets posted small gains overnight as investors monitor budget negotiations in the United States.

China's coming soft landing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
Australia might be worried about a hard landing for China's economy, but not many other nations seems to be.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
The Australian market has opened flat as trading volumes start to thin out heading into the festive season.

China primed for encouraging rebound: HSBC

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
While global demand is likely to remain fragile, HSBC maintains its above-consensus forecast that China's 2013 GDP growth will recover to 8.6% after bottoming out in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
The Australian share market is set to open slightly higher following the release of better-than-expected jobs figures in the US on Friday.

Good US housing news gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Global economic eyes were on US jobs figures late last week but the real indicator concentrating the minds of investment strategist continues to be US housing prices.