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Inflation: Down, But Not Out
Thanks to the strong dollar and shy consumers, plus the growing price war between Coles and Woolies, Australian inflation surprised on the downside in the December quarter.
Read MoreEconomies: Mixed News From UK, India, Japan
Two conflicting updates from different sides of the world economy, with Japan upgrading its outlook and Britain shocking with a slide into negative growth.
Read MoreThe Fed: Sits On Rates, Says Recovery Continuing
The US Federal Reserve has again sat on its hands and not moved interest rates at its first meeting of 2011 in Washington.
Read MoreUpdates: Weak Sales Sees Woolies Chop Earnings Forecast
Woolworths, the country’s most successful retailer, confirmed yesterday that it had not been able to withstand the quadruple impact of weak consumer spending, the stronger dollar, the poor weather (floods and heavy rain) in the closing three months of 2010, the Christchurch earthquake last September and increased competition from rival Coles.
Read MoreUpdates: Downer EDI Due For Another Downgrade
Troubled industrial group, Downer EDI has had its shares suspended until Thursday after foreshadowing more delays and cost overruns for the Waratah Train contract tendered by the NSW government.
Read MoreThe Economy: Producer Prices Weaker Than Forecast
While the quarterly producer prices are not a good guide to the quarterly consumer price index, yesterday’s PPI figures for the three months to December were welcome news.
Read MoreBids: Riversdale Board Backs Rio Bid, For Now
With talk of an All-Indian bid coming, the board of Riversdale Mining yesterday supported the $3.9 billion offer from Rio Tinto.
Read MoreProfits: AMCIL Makes More
Melbourne-based listed investment company, AMCIL has reported a modest improvement in interim profit for the period to December 31 and is looking for more of the same in the second half with $8 million in cash to invest and a swag of attractive targets, according to yesterday’s interim profit statement.
Read MoreThe Floods: The Cost Mounts
The first real examination of the impact of the recent floods on the food and minerals sectors is surprisingly better than many of the doomsayers in investment banks, the media and other areas have suggested.
Read MoreBids: Crane Tries To Defend Itself With Profit, Dividend Hikes
Crane Group has not unexpectedly forecast an improvement in prospects as it steps up its opposition to the unsolicited offer from Fletcher Building.
Read MoreMarkets: Mixed End To The Week In US, Asia, Australia
The euro rose, the flow of business and economic news was positive and global markets were mixed, weak in Asia, warmer in Europe and solid on Friday in the US.
Read MoreCommodities: Oil, Gold Down Again
The euro’s advance and greater optimism about the US economy continues to impact commodities, sending gold and oil lower on Friday.
Read MoreDIARY: Australian Inflation Set To Dominate News
The week ahead will see Australian inflation figures, US 4th quarter growth, Indian and New Zealand interest rates, US earnings, Japanese inflation and employment data.
Read MoreUpdates OZ Minerals Big Year, Santos Avoid Damage From Floods
OZ Minerals looks to have had a strong 2010 and is promising more of the same (prices willing) for 2011.
Read MoreGold: Another Up Year
Gold may rise to $US1,600 an ounce this year, according to London based research house, GFMS.
Read MoreDisasters: Don’t Overestimate The Flood Impact
The AMP’s chief economist, Dr Shane Oliver takes a look at the impact of the floods on the Australian economy.
Read MoreUpdates: BHP Billiton To Be Boosted By Iron Ore, Copper, Coal Hit
While BHP Billiton says it achieved record iron ore production and shipments in the first half of the financial year, the impact of the wet weather and floods in central Queensland will continue to batter its coal business for the rest of the 2011 financial year.
Read MoreChina: The Economy Remains On Track
No sign of the Chinese economy fading in the final quarter of 2010 or in the month of December.
Read MoreInvesting: Big Funds Ramp Up Optimism
It seems to be a case of ‘bring on the boom, again’ for some of the world’s biggest fund managers as sentiment turned even more positive in January.
Read MoreMining: Iluka’s Boom Year
Mineral sands producer Iluka Resources says it increased full-year sales revenue by 63.4% in 2010, reflecting higher sales volumes and higher average prices for zircon.
Read MoreThe Economy: Floods Hit Confidence
Not surprisingly the flooding in Queensland has hit consumer sentiment which took a dive across the country this month.
Read MoreUpdates: Wesfarmers’ Coal Business Hit By Wet
Wesfarmers expects flooding in Queensland to significantly reduce output at its Curragh coal mine, according to its December quarter production report issued yesterday.
Read MoreUpdates: Kathmandu, Super Cheap In Surprise Earnings Update
Shares in outdoor clothing retailer Kathmandu Holdings hit a six month high yesterday after the company produced a surprise earnings upgrade.
Read MoreReports: Rio Heading For Huge Profit
Mining giant Rio Tinto is looking at a sharp jump in earnings for 2010 after a record year for its huge iron ore business which will allow it to offset a slight weakening in quarterly ore prices for the three months to December.
Read MoreUpdates: Rain, Floods Slash Watpac Profits
We had another corporate victim of the floods and wet weather yesterday.
Read MoreManagement: Goodman Fielder Rudderless After Management Exits
Goodman Fielder, the country’s largest listed food group, is leaderless after CEO Peter Margin revealed yesterday that he was leaving after five years at the company.
Read MoreUpdates: Floods, Wet Weather Hit RFG As Well
The retail slowdown and the flooding has hit the first half profit expectations of Retail Food Group (RFG), the country’s leading coffee and pastry foods chain, and could have a bigger impact on the second half.
Read MoreReports: Fortescue Facing Earnings Rise
Shares in Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group climbed above $7 yesterday for the first time since September 2008 (when it was crashing as the credit crunch bit hard) after it issued an encouraging quarterly report for the three months to December.
Read MoreUpdates: Bell’s Odd Statement
Shares in Bell Financial Group staged a solid rise yesterday in a weak market, despite strong suggestions of a fall in 2010 earnings.
Read MoreProfits: Solid Result For Djerriwarrh
Melbourne-based Djerriwarrh Investments is paying a steady interim dividend of 10c a share despite a 16.2% lift in first half returns which followed higher dividends paid by the major banks in particular.
Read MoreResults: Platinum Explains The First Half Loss Forecast
In contrast to the solid result from Djerriwarrh, another listed investor, Platinum Capital, yesterday revealed why it is expecting a loss for the December half, after reporting a profit for the previous corresponding period in 2009.
Read MoreDeals: AMP Moves Closer To Winning AXA APH
AMP’s friendly takeover of rival AXA Asia Pacific (AXA APH) has been given a boost, after an independent expert concluded the $13.3 billion offer was fair and reasonable and in the best interests of AXA’s shareholders.
Read MoreChina: Power Use Up, House Prices Up, And Down
China’s economic conundrum was nicely illustrated yesterday by the release of two statistics, one for power consumption for the 2010 year and the other the usual monthly news on property prices.
Read MoreChina: A Big Week In The US, Economy
For two reasons China will dominate the coming week, despite the floods in Australia and Brazil, the American reporting season and the flow of other news.
Read MoreFloods: Beware First Cost Estimates
Amid a lot of the reporting on the impact of the floods on the Queensland and Australian economies and on business, a couple of things have to be kept in perspective.
Read MoreMarkets: Another Good Week, More In Sight?
Wall Street finished on a solid note on the weekend, the US dollar fell, gold plunged (see the next story), confidence in Europe and the US economy rose; overall, it was another week when the buoyant outweighed the negative (such as the rise in US jobless claims and the impact of higher oil prices and inflation fears).
Read MoreCommodities: Euro’s Turn Sends Greenback, Gold Lower
The euro and US dollar sorted out a few things last week, or more accurately, market sentiment did as the week ended with the European currency having its best week in nine months against the greenback.
Read MoreDIARY: China, US Earnings, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Floods
The week ahead brings a mix of economic indicators, both locally and overseas, with the rolling impact of the floods, China’s latest economic data for December and for 2010, US earnings and here in Australia, production reports from global mining giants, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto dominating the news flow.
Read More2011: Commodities See Another Good Year, Watch Copper
As we learned this week in the latest forecasts from The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), the outlook for commodities and emerging Asia and China in 2011 is still solid.
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