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Tips and rumours: Job losses at the Trading Post?

Trading Post job losses … Sunday Age’s conflict of interest … Recession boon for Centrelink

Inflation up, RBA waits, ASX rebounds, uncertainty reigns

Given that the RBA has already acknowledged that inflation will rise above 3% for some time during this year before easing, the volatility in stockmarkets and the uncertainty it is generating may allow the bank to leave the cash rate unchanged on February 5, reports Glenn Dyer.

Australian market plunges into uncharted territory

The Australian stockmarket is in uncharted waters today after falling for the 10th consecutive day, something that seems to have never happened before, writes Glenn Dyer.

Australian sharemarket takes another hit

The Australian sharemarket fell for the eighth session in a row this morning in the wake of a 277 point plunge in the Dow overnight, reports Glenn Dyer.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

Hills Industries investors ahead of the game

Where was the ASX when Hills Industries shares spiked almost 15% late last week? asks Glenn Dyer.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

Dead cat or relief? Our market up 3%

A very noisy dead cat bounce is one way to describe the way the local stockmarket rose today, or a relief rally. More the latter.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

The markets: Trust, confidence, and liquidity in short supply

All those investors who looked longingly at their investment returns for the 2007 financial year, with rises of 12%, 15%, 18% or more, should look away from this story.

Fish fight: How tuna went from can to canard

Monday night’s edition of Media Watch picked up on a nasty editorial in Ausmarine, a national fishing magazine. But what really motivated its author was not concern for conservation, rather the self-interest of fishing industry businessman, writes Lionel Elmore.

Markets rebound, CNBC man turns bearish

It was hardly the strongest of rebounds this morning on the market after Wall Street recovered all of Friday’s big loss with a 286 point, or 2.2% gain. Meanwhile, CNBC’s finance commentator Jim Cramer blows a head gasket over the fall out over the market slump.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.

The Economy: Inflation

Figures released at 11.30am today finds All Groups CPI rose 1.2% in the June quarter 2007, compared with 0.1% in the March quarter. Headline CPI rose 2.1% through the year to June quarter 2007.

Morning Market Report

The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.