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Economics

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2007
Australian stocks have traded lower in the morning session, taking a breather after some volatile days and a lack of clear direction from Wall St. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 11.3 points lower at 5879.7 while the all ordinaries shed ...

Daily economic round-up

The housing finance figures for January, released yesterday, showed that there has been a slight lift in the housing market with a 2.3 per cent rise in the value of dwelling commitments and a significant 4.6 per cent rise in that of investment housing ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street and a lift in base metal prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was up 20 points at 5,920.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
The Australian share market gained ground at noon with a robust performance of most stocks across the board after this morning's slightly weak opening.

BT promotes to replace Angus

BT senior analyst Jack Chemello is to fill the vacant spot left by Troy Angus, BT's top-performing Australian Equities portfolio manager who left the company last month.

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
The US economy has continued to receive news indicating some serious danger signs as the second largest supplier of home lending facilities to those with poor credit histories, the New Century Financial Corp, has ceased making new loans and announced ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street while on the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0720 AEDT, the March share price index contract was up 22 points at 5,837.

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
The good work done by the Productivity Commission with another seminal report addressing the issue of Australia's capacity to improve and match the performance of the likes of the US has been released.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
ABN AMRO Morgans Ipswich manager, Tony Russell, said the market was likely to stay in positive territory today, but would continue to experience some volatility.

Winds continue to favour private equity

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
Private equity deals look set to enjoy favourable environmental conditions for some time yet with more successful deals likely, according to van Eyk, although the sector may not be suitable to retail investors.