Macquarie Research has cut its price forecast for several commodities, including copper and gold, due to renewed concerns about future commodities demand as optimism about the global economy erodes. Macquarie Research, a unit of Macquarie ...
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The corporate regulator has appointed a senior executive of Macquarie Group to fill one of its top posts amid a recent history of high-profile actions against the country's biggest home-grown investment bank. Cathie Armour, an executive ...
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The sharemarket notched up its biggest gain for five weeks yesterday as the banks led broad-based gains thanks to lower-than-expected domestic inflation data and stronger offshore markets. The consumer price index rose 0.4 per cent in the ...
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New York-based private equity firm, Aquiline Capital Partners has completed the purchase of Equity Insurance Group from Insurance Australia Group. Based in the UK, Equity Insurance is one of the ten largest motor insurance syndicate at ...
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The sharemarket suffered its biggest fall for four weeks yesterday as resources companies sank in response to ongoing questions about the global economic outlook and fear that the collapse in gold prices could force some funds to sell ...
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THE sharemarket rose the most in seven sessions after commodities and offshore equities saw some recovery from recent weakness caused by China's disappointing economic growth data, the collapse in gold prices and the Boston bombings. ...
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AUSTRALIAN shares rose to a two-week high yesterday as China's strong March import data helped US shares to record highs, and after minutes of a Federal Reserve meeting did little to change the belief that it is committed to supporting the ...
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THE NSW State Library has launched a highly innovative location-savvy smartphone app that gives users detailed information about exhibits as they pass them by. The app offers extra information on each exhibit and, where available, audio ...
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The S&P/ASX200 has fallen 0.3 per cent to 4899.6 after hitting a fresh two-month low of 4893.8 in mixed trading before tonight's US jobs data. Materials and industrials stocks have recovered at the expense of defensive and high-yield ...
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AUSTRALIA'S former ambassador to China, Geoff Raby, yesterday called for Sydney to push to become a trading centre for the Chinese yuan so the currency is available for tourist transactions as it is in Hong Kong. Mr Raby, who is now a ...
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THE Australian sharemarket rose yesterday, with the financial sector accounting for much of the strength, after eurozone finance ministers approved a new agreement on Cyprus and the so-called troika of international lenders. The benchmark ...
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The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.2 per cent at 4967.3 points after hitting a six-week low of 4927.9. Financials and consumer staples lent support, with ANZ, Westpac, NAB, Woolworths and Wesfarmers up 0.8 per cent to 1.5 per cent. ...
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Investors ignored positive offshore leads yesterday as political uncertainty grew following the dramatic events in Canberra throughout the afternoon. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.2 per cent at 4959.4 points, reversing an early ...
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THE sharemarket pared an early decline as bank stocks rose after Macquarie Equities upgraded its earnings estimates for the sector, while upgrading National Australia Bank from neutral to outperform. National Australia Bank, ANZ and ...
The sharemarket continued its fall yesterday, dropping back below 5000 points even though European and US markets brushed off concerns that plans for a deposit tax in Cyprus could reignite the European debt crisis. The benchmark S&P/ASX ...
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