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Labour market data for June came out stronger than expected and add to the conflicting economic signals at present, which is clouding the rate pciture for the RBA.

Credit insurance group Atradius has surveyed businesses globally and come away with the conclusion the global credit crisis still has further to run.

The IAG strategy update left all analysts totally unsurprised. But where were the numbers to explain the rejection of the QBE bid?

Sick of scrambling to secure raw materials from tight supplies, South Korea announced it would triple stockpiles.

Weekly musings by your editor. Let’s suppose high oil prices are here to say. Does anyone still see any benefits in portfolio diversification?

Retail sales seem the only paradox in Australia as now housing finance joins the ever growing list of weakening data.

The previously bullish picture for the Aussie dollar is becoming more clouded with recent weakness in commodity prices, ANZ suggesting any correction would likely drag the Aussie dollar down as well.

The July reading for the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment was down more than 6% as consumers continue to feel the pinch from higher petrol prices.

Danske Bank remains bullish on aluminium given the expectation China will soon switch to being a net importer of the metal and prices are currently close to the cost of production.

TradeTech has raised its weekly spot price indicator for uranium to US$60/lb, but above all investors are back, the consultant reports.