Petrol prices head higher; Record bank shares

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Weekly petrol prices; Sharemarket trends Petrol prices lift: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of petrol rose by 6.3 cents per litre to 155.4

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Petrol hits 4-month low; ATM use at an 11-year low

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Weekly petrol prices; Credit and debit card lending Petrol prices ease: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of petrol fell by 3.2 cents per

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Motorists benefit from higher $A, lower crude price

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Weekly petrol prices; Chinese “Flash” PMI Petrol prices fall for second straight week: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol fell by

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Business conditions near 3-year highs

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NAB Business survey; Weekly petrol prices Petrol prices ease: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol fell by 1.0 cent per litre

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Inflation contained; Subdued Chinese growth

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Inflation, Weekly petrol prices; Chinese Economic data Inflation contained: The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute monthly inflation gauge rose by 0.7 per cent in December to stand 2.7 per cent higher than a

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Record increase in petrol price

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Weekly petrol prices; Job advertisements; Chinese trade & inflation data Petrol prices lift: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol rose by

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Lending lifts to 5-year high; Petrol price slides

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Petrol prices; Lending Finance; Credit & debit card lending Petrol prices: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol fell by 2.3 cents

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New Carbon Tax: More or less certainty?

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Details on proposed Carbon Tax The Federal Government has proposed a new tax on carbon emissions of $23 a tonne to apply to 500 of the biggest corporate emitters from

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Weekly market & economic update

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Headline developments of the past week The past week has seen some good news on the Greek debt front with the Greek Government surviving a parliamentary confidence vote, the EU

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CommSec: Petrol set to fall as global oil price slides

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Weekly petrol prices According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol rose by 1.1 cents per litre to 140.2 cents a litre in

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