CommSec Research:economy struggles outside the mining sector

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The latest batch of data shows that the Australian economy is treading water at present, especially outside of the mining sector. Firms are reluctant to hire, economy-wide profits are barely

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How negative sentiment trumped solid market fundamentals

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Russell Investments’ Chief Investment officer – Client Investment Strategies Erik Ristuben provides Russell’s views on how negative sentiment trumped solid fundamentals in the market earlier this week. Could the market

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Weekly economic and market report

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Weekly economic and market report for week commencing 17 July 2011 Headline developments of the past week European debt problems took centre stage yet again over the last week. Until

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State of the states – state & territory performance report

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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 investment; unemployment, construction work done; population

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