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Economics

Borat movie and bank credit demand push Kazakhstan centre stage

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2006
It's not just "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" stirring interest in Kazakhstan as the country is also experiencing rapid credit growth.

Daily Economic Round Up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2006
The returns to the house prices of the Australian capital cities has shown a weighted average return over the year to September of 9.5 per cent of which Western Australia property values increased a staggering 45.9 percent, Darwin a healthy 17.3 and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in positive territory helped by a gains in US indices and higher prices for industrial metals.

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2006
The Australian stock market was stronger at noon led by financial stocks and a positive resources sector, after US markets rose overnight.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in positive territory as late afternoon trading data in the US showed indices there were on track to end trading higher.

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006
The changing structure of world trade is again in focus with the release of information on Australian exports showing that those going to Asia rose from 57 per cent to 62 per cent in the five years to 2005 at the same time that exports to the US fell ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
Just released data on housing finance for owner occupation shows that in seasonally adjusted terms there was a 2.3 per cent decrease in the total value of housing commitments excluding alterations and additions but a significant increase of commercial ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2006
Yesterday's rise in interest rates takes the total to five rate rises since 2002, totalling 2 per cent, and the fourth since the last election when Prime Minister Howard promised to keep rates low.

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2006
The Reserve Bank of Australia has decided to increase interest the cash rate by 0.25 basis points to 6.25 per cent saying that it took note of the likely economic effects of the drought on farm and national income.

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2006
The ANZ job series released yesterday showed the number of major newspaper and internet job ads rose by 5.8 per cent in October to an average of more than 195,000 per week, 25.3 per cent higher a year ago.