Aussie tourism in trouble

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Regional economy Australia’s tourism sector was already in trouble, but it is now set to come under even more pressure from renewed strength of the Aussie dollar. The Australian dollar

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China engineers a soft landing

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Chinese economic data; Mobile phone sales Chinese trade surplus eases as imports surge. China recorded a trade surplus of US$20.03 billion in August – below forecasts centred on a result

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Weekly market & economic update 10 September 2010

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Headline developments of the past week US President Obama announced plans for another round of fiscal stimulus including increased infrastructure spending, accelerated tax write-offs for new investment that would allow

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Lessons for US shares today from Aust in the early 1990s

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Key points Shares normally go through a tough patch in the second year following a bear market low. This can reflect worries about monetary policy tightening or worries about a

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Unemployment rate slides to 19-month low

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Labour force Employment rose by 30,900 in August, in line with forecasts centred on job gains of around 29,000. The July result was revised up to show job growth of

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Financial Services Council launches Chief Investment Office Investment Index

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Chief Investment Officers mildly optimistic about investment outlook The inaugural ‘Financial Services Council Chief Investment Officer Investment Index’ shows Chief Investment Officers (CIOs) are mildly optimistic about the performance of

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Africa. The next big thing?

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Imagine owning the only major supermarket in a city of 18 million people. South African-based food retailer Shoprite doesn’t have to dream of this situation because that’s the competitive advantage

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AMP delivers solid half year A$383 million underlying profit

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AMP Limited has reported an increase in underlying profit to A$383 million for the six months to June 2010, up 4.4 per cent on the six months to June 2009,

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AMP Capital launches new global listed infrastructure fund to retail investors

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Retail investors will have the opportunity to benefit from the expected long term global growth in infrastructure with the launch of the AMP Capital Global Infrastructure Securities Fund (hedged and

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Securing Australia’s future

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The Financial Services Council, in partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers, today released the findings of a CEO survey on the key economic, regulatory and investment policy issues facing Australia. The survey canvassed

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