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News and interviews on Boral including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.
Manufacturing activity down again, News Corp tipped to sell MySpace: Economy RoundupTuesday, 04 January 2011
Manufacturing activity fell during December due to weak demand and the strong dollar, according to the latest Australian Industry Group-PricewaterhouseCoopers Performance of Manufacturing Index. ...
Australian dollar hits 27-year high as pressure mounts on corporate earnings
Thursday, 14 October 2010
The Australian dollar soared to a 27-year high of US99.35c overnight, with investors in companies with large offshore earnings bracing for potential earnings falls over the coming months. ...
David Jones delivers solid fourth-quarter sales result. Housing affordability slides: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Department store giant David Jones has delivered an uncharacteristically upbeat profit forecast after beating analysts' expectations by posting a 1.7% increase in fourth-quarter like-for-like sales. ...
THE BIG PICTURE: Economy's new speed limit
Monday, 16 August 2010
Is there a new speed limit for the economy? In the recent Statement on Monetary Policy, the Reserve Bank broadly left unchanged both its economic growth and inflation forecasts for the period out to 2012. On current figuring the Reserve Bank expects the economy ...
How Rudd will change the Resources Super Profits Tax: Gottliebsen
Friday, 11 June 2010
The mining industry is preparing for major changes in the government's proposed mining tax and those changes have coincided with resurgence in global optimism on the back of the big boost in China exports. ...
Inflation gauge “reality check” suggests inflation running at 3.5%: Economy Roundup
Monday, 31 May 2010
A private gauge of inflation forecasts a rate increase of 0.5% in May to an annual pace of 3.5%, well outside the Reserve Bank of Australia's target band of 2-3%. ...
The miners must take action to win the PR war: Gottliebsen
Friday, 14 May 2010
Tony Abbott came out swinging against the mining tax last night pointing out that quarry masters such as Boral would also be hit. But despite his efforts, the miners are losing the public relations war because the combination of Treasury, the Reserve Bank, ...
ATO to data-match with banks
Thursday, 01 April 2010
A couple of issues have come to attention that are relevant to SMEs. They involve more Tax Office data-matching and ATO concerns at small business errors on capital gains tax (CGT). ...
Fair Work Ombudsman pursues union over unlawful strike
Monday, 22 February 2010
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched legal action in the Federal Magistrates Court against the Australian Workers Union over unlawful strike action and an attempt to coerce an employer into paying strike pay. ...
Consumer sentiment falls 2.6% in February: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Consumer sentiment has fallen 2.6% in February, mostly due to the home owners fears the Reserve Bank of Australia will continue to raise interest rates over the course of the year. ...
THE WEEK AHEAD: The great rates balancing act
Monday, 08 February 2010
There are still only two certainties in life – death and taxes. Some thought that an interest rate hike in February was also a certainty, but the Reserve Bank showed that wasn't the case. ...
CSR pushes ahead with demerger, Mining production surges: Economy Roundup
Friday, 15 January 2010
CSR has said it has considered an expression of interest from Chinese group Bright Food Group regarding the acquisitions of its sugar and renewable energy division, but has said its plan to split the division from its core business remains its preference. ...
Leader of the pack
Monday, 14 December 2009
It's the question that every rich watcher wants answered – who will finish 2009 as Australia's richest person? ...
Which companies will win from the Gorgon gas deal?
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
The scrambling for a slice of the biggest ever resources project in Australian history has started. While most of the spoils from the $50 billion Gorgon liquefied natural gas project will fall to the gas companies behind the project, Chevron, Shell and Exxon ...
Australian shares hit nine-month high, Government examines Medicare reform, Gerry Harvey spies a recovery: Economy roundup
Monday, 27 July 2009
The Australian share market has opened at a nine-month high after positive leads from Wall Street late last week, and strong commodity prices. ...
IMF to raise global forecasts: Economy roundup
Friday, 26 June 2009
The International Monetary Fund has said it will likely raise forecasts for global economic growth in the next few weeks, but serious problems must still be overcome. ...
Our 10 richest fight on
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Australia's 20 richest investors - a list that includes James Packer, Frank Lowy, Kerry Stokes and Gerry Harvey - have started the year on a positive note, finally beating the market after taking a hammering for most of 2008. ...
Builders and retailers the big winners from stimulus: Gottliebsen
Monday, 16 February 2009
Around Australia, business people are looking at how to benefit from the $42 billion stimulus package. The building industry and those retailers selling lower priced goods will be key beneficiaries. Although the “hand out” money will go to a different group ...
Finding the hidden investment value
Tuesday, 03 February 2009
Any investor crawling out of their cave and surveying the wreckage of 2008 would be immediately conscious of one thing - the sharemarket is very cheap. In fact, it is as cheap as it has been for three decades, at about 8.8 times earnings, compared to an historical ...
Residential property slump hurts household products sector
Friday, 30 January 2009
The bad news continues for Australia’s residential property market, with Queensland-based developer Devine becoming the latest property company to slash its profit forecasts. ...
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