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Manufacturing contracts to nine-month lows

From Savanth Sebastian - CommSec

Performance of Manufacturing The Performance of Manufacturing index fell by 4.4 points in September to a nine-month low of 47.3. Any reading below 50 means the manufacturing sector is contracting.

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01 Oct 2010

RBA sets the scene for a rate hike

From Savanth Sebastian - CommSec

RBA Board minutes; ABARE Australian Commodities; Airfares Minutes of the last Reserve Bank Board meeting echo’s the sentiments of the Governors speech yesterday and adds further weight to the likelihood

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21 Sep 2010

Petrol spikes as discounting cycle resumes

From Savanth Sebastian - CommSec

Petrol price; RBA Governor speech Petrol prices have risen for the first time in five weeks. The Australian Institute of Petroleum reports that the average Australian petrol price rose by

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20 Sep 2010

Businesses hopeful; Farmers rejoice; Cash is still king

From Craig James - Commsec

NAB business survey; ABARE Crop Report; Consumer finances Business confidence is up; conditions are down. According to the NAB business survey, the business confidence index rose from +2.4 in July

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14 Sep 2010

Aussie tourism in trouble

From Craig James - Commsec

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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13 Sep 2010

Chinese economy powers along

From Craig James - Commsec

Chinese economic data The Chinese economy strengthened in August. Production, retail trade, inflation and money supply all grew at a stronger annual rate in August suggesting that authorities will need

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12 Sep 2010

China engineers a soft landing

From Savanth Sebastian - CommSec

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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10 Sep 2010

Currency jigsaw puzzle

From Paul Brain - Newton Investment Management

As authorities in Western economies grapple with slow economic growth and exhausted policy tools, an old policy favourite, ‘currency devaluation’, could become an appealing option. It may be challenging to

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01 Sep 2010

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