US Economy: Weak Growth
We received more evidence Friday for the tentative belief that key major economies are slowing.
Read MoreWe received more evidence Friday for the tentative belief that key major economies are slowing.
Read MoreSuddenly Australia is a one off in the booming Asian region, instead of being ahead of the pack.
Read MoreThe US Federal Reserve meets early next month and already we know what we can expect from the meeting.
Read MorePeabody Energy, the world’s biggest listed coal group, has shown us just how profitable the Australian coal industry is and how attractive an outlook there is in China for the industry.
Read MoreHome prices and superannuation, are contenders for top of the chat charts around dining tables, water coolers and bbq’s.
Read MoreA rebound seems to be underway in the Chinese sharemarket after the big fall this year.
Read MoreMacarthur Coal has confirmed that it achieved a sales record for the June 2010 financial year, despite a lagging performance in the last quarter.
Read MoreLihir Gold says June quarterly production is in line with guidance and up 6% on the march quarter, but off 17% from the same quarter of 2009 because of flooding in Africa.
Read MoreAs expected, Sydney-based industrial products group, Alesco Corporation has reported another annual net loss and says it remains cautious about the next 12 months.
Read MoreAs well as local inflation and the health of Europe, the Reserve Bank has also been concerned that China’s attempts to slow its strongly growing economy, might come unstuck.
Read MoreThe pressure is off interest rates and the Reserve Bank can take a bow for getting its inflation forecast right.
Read MoreThe chances of QBE buying rival Australian general insurer, Insurance Australia Group continue to fade.
Read MoreIt was a mixed first half result from Rio Tinto’s NSW coal mining subsidiary, Coal & Allied, with sales and earnings down, but the promise of better to come.
Read MoreSome misleading reports on the half year profit performance of Singapore -controlled property group, Australand, as some stories failed to look at the interim accounts as accurately as they should have.
Read MoreInvestors continue to like what they see in the full year result from GUD Holdings.
Read MoreMelbourne-based listed investment company, Australian Foundation Investment Company Ltd, says it will take a patient approach to investing in 2010-11 after its 2009-10 annual profit fell 12%.
Read MoreAnd Harvey Norman shares fell more than 3% yesterday afternoon after the group reported a very sharp fall in 4th quarter sales in Australia.
Read MoreThe Coles retailing business of Wesfarmers is starting to look like one of the standout retailing performers for 2009-10, especially in the 4th quarter.
Read MoreThe 30% slide in the price of QBE shares this year now has an explanation, at last.
Read MoreJapan’s export resurgence continues to lose momentum as shipments to Asia and China slow.
Read MoreAustralia’s producer price index at the final stage of production rose 0.3% in the June quarter, for an annual rise of 1.0%, much less than market forecasts.
Read MoreWho do the Europeans think they are fooling with the bank stress tests?
Read MoreWe’ve only had a week of the election campaign so far, but we are well on the way towards a rate rise from the Reserve Bank next Tuesday.
Read MoreInflation and the impact on local interest rates will dominate attention in Australia (see first story) this week.
Read MoreOil prices should ease today after the storm threatening the Gulf Of Mexico fields, especially the BP oil disaster, eased at the weekend.
Read MoreThe European bank stress tests and the second quarter earnings flow in the US last week overshadowed what could be a turn around in sentiment among domestic Chinese investors.
Read MoreFederal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, has had an unusual economic lexicon in the past year or so.
Read MoreAs the merger with Lihir Gold inches closer, Newcrest Mining yesterday reported a solid end to the 2010 financial year across its mines.
Read MoreWith the federal election now set for August 21 the AMP’s chief economist, Dr Shane Oliver says it is natural to wonder what impact, if any, there might be on investment markets.
Read MoreAnother bad day for Woolworths’ shares yesterday.
Read MoreBHP Billiton may be ‘cautious’ about the outlook for global growth and demand for its many commodities, but it is at least realistic on China.
Read MorePerth-based mineral tester, Ammtec, has used a very positive earnings update to again remind shareholders that they should reject the paper bid from rival tester, Campbell Brothers of Brisbane.
Read MoreShares in Woolworths weakened yesterday after Australia’s largest retailer revealed another quarter of slowing sales growth, especially in its key Australian supermarkets chain.
Read MoreAXA Asia Pacific Holdings says it expects first-half operating earnings to rise 5.7% as it continues discussions with the National Australia Bank.
Read MoreThe ongoing merger between the gold mining industries big players, Newcrest and Lihir, has reportedly sparked its first repeat with two smaller miners, Bendigo and BCD Resources (Beaconsfield) expected to reveal wedding plans shortly.
Read MoreChevron continues to push towards getting a second huge WA LNG project on the rails and underway.
Read MoreAs we said in Monday’s Air, the outlook for interest rates will proceed according to a fixed timetable, with the first items on the list happening yesterday with the release of the minutes of the July 6 RBA board meeting and a speech by Governor Glenn Stevens.
Read MoreDepartment store group, David Jones has pulled out of a major shopping centre in the second decision of its kind in the past couple of weeks.
Read MoreShares in telecommunication services group, M2 Telecommunications Group are within sight of their all time high after a strong upgrade and outlook for sales and earnings for the June, 2011.
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