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Economics

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2005
The Australian share market will likely open little changed today with investor attention turning to further earnings reports from local companies after a subdued performance on Wall Street overnight.

Weekly economic roundup

The Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Wage Price Index were among the major statistics released last week.

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open firmer as a solid performance from European stock markets on Friday, coupled with the US market treading water and a continuation of the domestic earnings season, combine to drive the local bourse higher.

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open firmer despite a mixed lead from the US as base metal prices recovered from the previous day's weakness and stock specific news continues to control the domestic bourse.

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open weaker as a sharp fall in commodity prices around the globe suggests a retraction in the mining sector today.

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open sharply weaker as US markets fell by more than one per cent across the board and oil prices remained close to record highs, raising concerns about inflation and company earnings.

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly weaker, although its future direction will be dictated more by domestic than offshore influences over the next few sessions.

Weekly economic roundup

The Reserve Bank of Australia finally put interest rate speculation to rest last week. In his half-yearly parliamentary testimony, RBA Governor Ian Macfarlane reinforced the message from the Quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy released by the Australian ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly weaker as the market pulls back from recent record highs on a combination of a weak US lead and caution ahead of a raft of earnings results this week.

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2005
The Australian share market is likely to open firmer again this morning, pushing to another record high as resource stocks continue to benefit from rampant oil prices and strong performance on most base and precious metals overnight.