Up, up, up, up: Australian economy lifts

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Home Prices; Manufacturing gauge; Retail trade; New home sales Home prices up: The RP Data – Rismark Home Value index of capital city home prices rose by 1.6 per cent

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Inflation contained; Term deposits at decade low

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Inflation gauge; Private sector credit; Overseas economic data Inflation contained: The TD Securities/Melbourne Institute monthly inflation gauge rose by 0.2 per cent in September to stand 2.1 per cent higher than

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More home loans, but no boom in sight

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Housing finance Home loans on the rise: The number of new owner-occupier housing loans rose by 2.7 per cent in June – the sixth straight increase. Over the first six months

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Investor Signposts: Week Beginning July 21 2013

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Upcoming economic and financial market events Australia July 22: State of the States – CommSec’s quarterly assessment of state/territory economies July 24: Consumer Price Index (June Qtr) – We expect

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State of the States – July 2013

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State & territory economic performance report How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment

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CommSec: New data allays fears about Chinese economy

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Latest Chinese economic data The Chinese economy grew at 7.5 per cent annual pace in the June quarter – in line with forecasts.The economy grew by 1.7 per cent in

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Commsec: Mining states more pessimistic

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Consumer confidence; Chinese trade data Consumer sentiment: The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence fell by 0.1 per cent in July. Three of the five components of the index fell in

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CommSec: Interest rates held steady…for now

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Reserve Bank Board meeting The Reserve Bank Board has left the official cash rate at 2.75 per cent for the second straight month. In May the RBA cut the cash

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The year that was: 2012/13

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Commsec has released its review of the 2012/13 financial year highlights. In summary: The European debt crisis eased in the early part of 2012/13, after the European Central Bank acted

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Investment records biggest fall in 3½-years

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  New business investment in buildings or equipment fell by 4.7 per cent in the March – the weakest result in 3½-years and below forecasts for a +0.5 increase.  Mining

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