Key profit week looms
Gareth Hutchens Investors hoping that signs of a US recovery and an interest rate cut will lift confidence despite warnings of a subdued profit-reporting season from Australian companies.
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Golden close for Newcrest, not the market
Gareth Hutchens How much do you think the price of gold will rise in the next few years?
Golden days for bullion but stocks still in holding pattern
Gareth Hutchens How much do you think the price of gold will rise in the next few years?
Islamic Australia Index opens doors to 'sharia-compliant' portfolios
Gareth Hutchens An index for 'sharia-compliant' Australian equity portfolios launched in Australia.
Inflation cheer sparks investor rally
Chris Zappone, Gareth Hutchens FAVOURABLE inflation figures and growing confidence the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates next week triggered the strongest day on the sharemarket this year, as investors piled into bank stocks.
Two rate cuts look odds-on
Chris Zappone and Gareth Hutchens Growing confidence that the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates spark a rise in the sharemarket.
Fresh tussle over financial advice reforms
Ruth Williams and Gareth Hutchens Reforms would reportedly cost the advice sector $700 million to put in place.
Greek talks go down to the wire
Gareth Hutchens Private bondholders refuse to accept further losses on the face value of their assets.
Crunch looms for Greek debt
Gareth Hutchens CRUCIAL talks over a Greek debt writedown failed to come to a conclusion at the weekend, leaving the sharemarket to open under a cloud of uncertainty today.
Little battler gives Brits a pounding
Gareth Hutchens THE Australian dollar hit a record against the pound this week, and economists think it could go higher.
High dollar going higher against pound
Gareth Hutchens The Australian dollar hit a high mark against the once-mighty pound this week.
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BHP's iron ore record gives stocks a boost
Gareth Hutchens The sharemarket lifted yesterday on news BHP enjoyed record levels of iron ore production.
Bank staff face storm of job cuts
Gareth Hutchens and Jacob Saulwick Australia's banks may cull 7000 staff in the next two years as they aim to slash costs.
Bankers face axe as jobs go overseas
Gareth Hutchens, Jacob Saulwick AUSTRALIA'S banks could cull 7000 staff in the next two years as they scramble to slash costs and send more jobs overseas.
Year of job pain to hit banks, shops
Gareth Hutchens, Mark Hawthorne AUSTRALIA is on the cusp of a white collar recession with insiders warning that thousands of jobs are at risk in the finance sector, after it emerged yesterday that ANZ planned to cut 700 jobs.
Bank on white-collar crisis
Gareth Hutchens, Mark Hawthorne Insiders warn thousands of jobs at risk in finance sector, as ANZ plans to cut 700.
Year of job pain to hit banks, shops
Gareth Hutchens, Mark Hawthorne AUSTRALIA is on the cusp of a white collar recession with insiders warning that thousands of jobs are at risk in the finance sector, after it emerged yesterday that ANZ planned to cut 700 jobs.
More rate cuts tipped as retail struggles
Gareth Hutchens ECONOMISTS say disappointing retail sales figures have increased the likelihood of a further cut in interest rates, which futures markets consider an all-but-certain case, as Europe's debt crisis...
Euro debt crisis, stay-at-home shoppers raise pressure on Reserve
Gareth Hutchens Economists say disappointing retail sales figures point to a further interest rate cut.
Tale of two dollars, strong and resilient
Gareth Hutchens The Australian dollar had two stories to tell this year, like the sides of a classic gold coin. In the first half, it was a tale of dollar ''strength'', when the Chinese-led mining boom put a rocket...
