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Economics

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
The Australian stock market fell over three per cent following large falls on Wall Street last week and dragged down by local banks.

Retail profits, currency price cuts and ag-flation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
Fighting inflation may be the government's number one policy fight right now, but another should be fighting contradictory policy suggestions and forcing retailers to pass on currency induced price cuts.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today following a weak performance on Wall Street and continued negative commentary, particularly on higher borrowing costs for banks.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market was over two per cent in the red at noon, dragged down by heavy falls in banking stocks, after Wall Street finished weaker overnight.

Money changes hands

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
The surging Australian dollar due to the collapse in the greenback is quickening the pace of the US's economic fall and pointing to looming revisions in how we manage the global currency system.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower today. Wall Street finished weaker while base metal prices were buoyant. At 0809 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was down 42 points to 5,602.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market was weaker at noon, with the banks dragging the bourse lower on the prospect of an interest rate rise next week.

US dominoes keep falling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
Even though the bad news keeps coming for the US economy, the real economy is holding up remarkably well, perhaps too well.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower today. While Wall Street was down marginally and based metals were buoyant, at 0708 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was down 46 points to 5,702.

Coordinated policy will boost population and capacity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
Boosting economic capacity means we need people and need people to have babies, but government policy to encourage this requires better integration.