Oil majors wary of investing in volatile era
Crude prices are surging, and oil majors are cashing in.But with the pain of the last downturn all too fresh in their memories, they remain wary of investing to bring more oil to market, analysts say.From $27 per barrel in January 2016 the main international contract climbed to $57 at the end of last year.Then…
Soft start for Australian market predicted
The Australian share market is expected to have a soft start to the week after a busy Friday night on US and European markets amounted to little. The ASX200 futures contract was down seven points at the close on Friday and is suggesting a start five or 10 points lower come Monday. ‘Basically we’ve seen…
Building approvals slow in May
Record Adelaide building; Consumers still chipperBuilding approvals; Consumer confidenceBuilding approvals: Council approvals to build new homes fell by 3.2 per cent in May – the third fall in four months. But the rolling annual total of approvals rose to a 15-month high.Consumer confidence: The weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating fell by 0.8 per cent…
Ex-boss of bailed-out Anglo Irish Bank guilty of fraud
The former chief executive of Anglo Irish Bank was found guilty Wednesday of fraud and false accounting at the institution whose rapid fall from grace epitomised the Irish financial collapse.David Drumm, 51, had denied conspiring to inflate deposits in the bank by 7.2 billion euros ($8.5 billion) in 2008, at the start of the crisis…
CommSec Daily Report Friday
Latest NewsThe local sharemarket is softer on Friday with the cancellation of an upcoming summit between the US and North Korea putting a dent in shares globally. The ASX 200 is recovering from its earlier lows, trading 2 points lower at 6035 points and is pointing to a second consecutive weekly loss for the index…
Consumer confidence at 14-week high
Consumer confidence has risen for a fifth straight week, but whether the trend continues could depend on wage and employment data out later this week . The ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence index rose to a 14-week high of 120.8 last week, according to data released on Tuesday. The one per cent rise was in…
Electronics giant Philips posts 27% drop in Q1 profits
Dutch electronics giant Philips Monday posted a 27 percent drop in first quarter profits, hit partly by the costs of restructuring and some acquisitions.Net income fell in the first three months to 94 million euros ($115 million) compared to 128 million euros over the same period in 2017, the company reported.
Aussie market in for another volatile week
Traders are preparing for another week of volatility when the Australian share market resumes with investors adjusting their portfolios in the wake of official corrections in the United States. A late rally in the US on Friday saw the Dow Jones finish 330 points higher – almost 1.4 per cent – but experts suggest the…
Underperforming Super Funds Punishing Workers
Want more to retire on? In its long-awaited final report on the efficiency and competitiveness of Australia’s leaky superannuation system, Australia’s Productivity Commission provides a roadmap. Weeding out scores of persistently underperforming funds, clamping down on unwanted multiple accounts and insurance policies, and letting workers choose funds from a simple list of top performers would give…
China’s CATL to build first EU electric car battery plant in Germany
Chinese firm CATL will build a battery factory in central Germany to supply the country’s key auto industry in its transformation toward electric cars, an investment hailed Monday by Chancellor Angela Merkel as a ‘new step’ in Sino-European cooperation. The factory will be the only such manufacturing site in all of Europe, noted Merkel at…
