Weekly market and economic update

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Shares were hit mid week by concerns triggered by the minutes from the last Fed meeting that it may exit quantitative easing earlier than had been thought, renewed property tightening

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Wages: Winners & losers

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Average weekly ordinary time earnings rose by 3.5 per cent in the six months to November 2012 to be 5 per cent higher than a year ago. Private sector wages

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The rally in shares continued over the past week with the Australian All Ordinaries index rising above the 5000 level for the first time since April 2011, helped by good

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Worries about Europe have flared up again with Berlusconi gaining in the polls in Italy ahead of elections in two weeks and corruption allegations against the Spanish Prime Minister. However,

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Retail spending: The 2012 wrap

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Over 2012 as a whole, Australians spent $256.1 billion at retail outlets. Spending was up 3.1 per cent over 2011 – the strongest calendar-year growth in three years. The 3.1

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Weekly market & economic update

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January has wrapped up with strong gains in shares. There’s an old saying, “as goes January so goes the year” which is often referred to as the January barometer. While

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Weekly economic and market update

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The flow of good global news continued over the past week. Good news included: flash manufacturing conditions PMIs rising in the world’s big 3 regions, ie China, Europe and the

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Weekly economic and market update

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The past week saw most share markets rise with Chinese shares up 4.3%, European shares up 1% and Australian shares up 0.7%, but fiscal cliff worries weighed on US shares

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Weekly economic and market update

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The past week has seen reasonable gains in share markets despite fiscal cliff worries as economic data has generally been supportive. December is normally a strong month for shares but

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The past week saw the rally in shares and commodities continue with fiscal cliff worries causing occasional swings but reasonable economic data and good news on Greece boosting confidence. Not

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