26-Oct-2011 21:27 Australian

Australian Stock Market Report - Afternoon 10/26/2011 :: Market watchers around the globe are anxiously awaiting a key meeting of European leaders in Brussels tonight, with hopes the European Union summit will be able to come up with a clear and definitive solution to the region's debt crisis. US and European markets tumbled overnight with investors nervous about the outcome, but locally we were spared the sell-off, despite an initial dip at open.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/237792/20111026/australian-stock-market-report-afternoon-10-26-2011.htm

Australian Retailers Wish RBA Would Play Santa :: The Reserve Bank of Australia is in a position to give the Australian retail sector the Christmas present it's been asking for, a cash rate cut next week, according to the Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA) . The comments come after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released consumer price index (CPI) for the September quarter, showing a slow in inflation.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/237694/20111026/australian-retailers-wish-rba-would-play-santa.htm

Australian Firms to Pass 43% of Carbon Tax Cost to Consumers :: Research by carbon analytics firm RepuTex showed that the proposed carbon tax will cost the Standard & Poor's ASX 200 firms $18.7 billion in the decade 2013 through 2022.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/237684/20111026/australian-firms-to-pass-43-of-carbon-tax-cost-to-consumers.htm

Australian Stock Market Report - Midday 10/26/2011 :: The Australian sharemarket is losing ground for the second straight day, with the All Ordinaries index (XAO) down 0.4 pct or 18.5 pts to 4269.2. All sectors are lower with the exception of the defensive healthcare space.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/237650/20111025/australian-stock-market-report-midday-10-26-2011.htm

Why More Aussies Delay Having Babies :: Despite Australians delaying having a baby because of concerns over financial future, a record 297,900 babies were born in 2010.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/237574/20111025/aussies-delay-having-babies.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 10/26/2011 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian dollar has opened trading around the USD1.0430 level this morning after another choppy session in the offshore markets.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/237563/20111025/australia-dollar-eud-aud-base-metals-china-gold-dow-jones-goldman-sachs-ftse-hang-seng-index-shangha.htm

Australian Stock Market Report - Morning - 10/26/2011 :: MORNING REPORT
(7am AEDT)

In the US, the Case Shiller home price series for 20 cities was flat in seasonally adjusted terms in August but up 0.2pct in unadjusted terms. Home prices are down 3.8pct on a year ago. The consumer confidence index fell from 46.4 to a 30-month low of 39.8 in October. The Richmond Fed manufacturing index was unchanged at -6 in October.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/237512/20111025/australia-dollar-eud-aud-base-metals-china-gold-dow-jones-goldman-sachs-ftse-hang-seng-index-shangha.htm