No RBA Hike Soon, Leading Indicator Suggests
Westpac reports the annualised growth rate of the Westpac?Melbourne Institute Leading Index, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity three to nine months into the future, was 2.
Buy-side investors favor emerging markets, but prime brokers 'hold the keys to kingdom'
Institutional buy-side investors see the emerging financial markets as a source of ongoing positive returns as developed markets continue to show slower growth and increased risks. According to TABB Group in new research published today, prime brokers hold the key to the hardest-to-access markets based on their ability to provide cost-efficient access products as well as technology platforms, including direct markets access (DMA) systems and cross-region, cross-asset portfolio management too...
Research examines electronic alpha capture and its impact on commission allocations
At a basic level, electronic alpha capture is poised to become a major work flow tool forevery portfolio manager and broker-dealer to prioritize data points and opinions, pushing the most relevant ideas to the surface.
Mine To Magnet
By Richard (Rick) MillsAs a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best informationThe rare earths are a group of 17 elements comprising Scandium, Yttrium, and the Lanthanides.
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Global food prices to rise this decade
A major international report has predicted that average food commodity prices will be much higher this decade than the last.
Australian Stock Market Report - Midday 21 June 2011
The Australian sharemarket is making up for yesterday’s pullback and the All Ordinaries index (XAO) is 0.8 pct or 36.3 pts stronger to 4548.8. Almost all sectors are higher with the mining and energy players amongst the most significant improvers at lunch.
Australian Household Spending Trend: More Cautious, Debt-Wary
Australian consumers have been carefully weighing their spending and priorities have been set to stop themselves from buying things that are unnecessary.
Australia’s commodity export earnings to break records in 2011-12
Export earnings from the rural and mineral resources sectors are expected to reach a record of $256 billion in 2011-12, according to the Australian commodities-June quarter 2011 report, released by ABARES today.
No Quick Respite In Sight For Oz Equities - Russell Investments
- Russell Investments remains cautious on investment outlook- Global equities slightly cheap, better value relative to Australian shares- Australian dollar remains overvalued- Reversal in commodity markets still expectedBy Chris ShawAs Russell Investments points out, the recovery in global share mar...
Pressure Lingers For Uranium
By Greg PeelThe week before last saw minimal activity in the spot uranium market which was largely a result of attendance at the World Nuclear Fuel Conference, but last week was hardly a hive of activity either.
Global Markets Overview 06/21/2011
A pledge by European leaders to head off a Greek debt default helped push U.S. stocks higher Monday, easing the market's recent sovereign-debt jitters.
The Overnight Report: Greek Panic Eases
By Greg PeelThe Dow rose 76 points or 0.6% while the S&P gained 0.5% to 1278 and the Nasdaq added 0.5%.
LulzSec, Anonymous team up to steal and expose government secrets
Anonymous, the hacker collective famous for performing cyber attacks as public retribution, has reportedly teamed up with LulzSec, the hacker group that attacks mostly for entertainment, for a mission going by the title AntiSec (Anti-Security) which seeks to expose any government-classified information that can be stolen.
Patties donates a day of Four'N Twenty to Foodbank
Patties Foods has announced plants to donate a full day’s production worth of its iconic Four’N Twenty pies - 138,000 pies in total - to Australia’s largest hunger relief organization, Foodbank.
Japan: Tax Reform Emerges As Trade Accounts Stays In The Red
Japan is pushing towards a radical reworking of its consumption tax as a way of boosting revenues as the country grapples with the cost of rebuilding after the March 11 quake and tsunami, a crippling deficits and rising debt which are being made worse by the costs of the country's rapid ageing.
Greece: More Pressure To Cut Before Loans Handed Over
Suddenly help for Greece is getting tougher, despite the widespread expectation that the 12 billion euros of loans from the IMF and EU would be paid so as to avert a financial crunch.
World Market Overview 06/21/2011
The Australian stock market reversed early gains to shed three quarters of a per cent on Monday, as skittish sentiment triggered a broad-based sell-off.
Australian Stock Market Report 06/21/2011
Euro zone ministers have given Greece till July 3 to approve further spending cuts and tax increases in exchange for another €12 billion in emergency funding.
Markets: US Up, Asia, Europe, Commodities Weak To Mixed
A small sigh of relief on Friday night as US sharemarkets posted their first weekly gain since April, with the S&P 500 and Dow ending moderately higher in the face of worries about Europe's debt crisis and a slowing US economy.
US: Economy To Be Downgraded This Week
A big week for the US economy, or rather a week when the current gloomy sentiment about the outlook for the US economy will be further tested.
Greece: Second Rescue Deal Near?
So now for the hard part of 'saving' Greece a second time in 13 months and hopefully making sure it will be the last.
Australian Stock Market Report - Midday 20 June 2011
Despite a positive start, Australian stocks closed at a near 10 month low today as markets around the Asian region tumbled after European governments failed to agree on a new bailout package for Greece.
Global Markets Overview 06/20/2011
U.S. stocks closed higher Friday, snapping a six-week losing streak, as hopes intensified for a resolution to the Greek debt crisis.
Oceana's Free Option
- OceanaGold has revised its mine plan for Didipio- Brokers see this a key de-risking event- The market is ascribing no value to the projectBy Greg PeelOceanaGold's ((OGC)) core mining operations are centred in New Zealand, but the company's exciting prospect for expansion comes in the for...
REPEAT Rudi's View: Why It's A Tough Time For Equities
(This story was originally written and published on Wednesday 15th June, 2011. It has now been re-published to make it available to non-paying members at FNArena and to readers elsewhere).
Japanese Trade, US Growth, Greece, Aust Exports
It might sound a bit melancholy, but Greece and the US economy will again dominate markets here and overseas in the coming week.
The World: IMF Positive For China, Asian Growth
Despite all the gloom and doom from Greece, Europe and the US, as well as the glum tone on sharemarkets here and offshore, there was one unchallenged bit of good news for Australia over the weekend.
Daily Dollar Forecast 6/20/2011
The Australian Dollar staged a rally back through the 1.0600 level after a lacklustre onshore session on Friday.
Australian Stock Market Report 06/20/2011
US consumer sentiment eased from 74.3 to 71.8 in June, below the consensus forecast of 73.5. The US leading index lifted by 0.8pct in May, well above the consensus forecast of a 0.4pct gain.
ERRATUM The Global Gas Race
In yesterday's article, The Global Gas Race (see below), the suggestion was made that Citi analysts believed Origin Energy would "ditch" a second train at APLNG.
Feature: Big Investors Pull Back
Understandably, global investors continued trimming their positions in the past month, remaining defensive, as they tried to work out whether the current Wall of Worry was a repeat of 2010's or more serious.
Minerals: Behind The March Quarter’s Export Slump
Figures out this week flesh out the dramatic impact of the floods and cyclones on Australia's minerals sector in the three months to March.
Australia: Should We Be Lumped In Again With Them?
Our market has lurched downwards in sympathy for the rest of the world on Thursday as local investors large and small (and the hedge funds and other short term players) reckoned the bad news from Greece and the US economy was bad news for us.
Oz Wine Industry Faces Increasingly Competitive Environment
- Global wine industry becoming increasingly competitive- Overcapacity in Australia pressuring prices- CBA suggests key for Oz producers will be ability to meet market needsBy Chris ShawOver the last 20 years or so wine consumption in Australia has grown strongly, while beer consumption has been rel...
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