03-Sep-2012 14:55 Australian

Australian Stock Market Report - Afternoon - (09/03/2012) :: AFTERNOON REPORT
(4.45pm AEST)

It was a volatile day on the local share market. Stocks started the trading day in the red, then received a boost mid-session, after weak Chinese manufacturing data boosted hopes of forthcoming stimulus. By close, stocks were marginally higher; with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) adding 12.6pts or 0.3pct to 4351.6.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/379990/20120903/sto-rio-bhp-wbc-nab-nuf-nikkei.htm

Australian Retail Sales Plunge as Job Ads Decline :: Weak data mounts pressure on Reserve Bank of Australia for rate cut.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/379949/20120903/australia-retail-sales-job-ads-unemployment-rates.htm

Australian Stock Market Report - Midday - (09/03/2012) :: The Australian share market opened weaker this morning even with the strong run on off shore market and commodities on Friday night. The US markets closed higher on Friday after Federal Reserve, Chairman Ben Bernanke, said that he hasn't ruled out further action to boost the US economy.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/379920/20120902/sto-rio-bhp-wbc-nab-nuf-nikkei.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 09/03/2012 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar is changed following the Jackson Hole symposium with US Fed Chairman Bernanke announcing few surprises.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/379914/20120902/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm

Australian Dollar Down As Prices of Iron Ore Continue To Dig Deep :: Largely affected by the continued slide in the prices of iron ore in the world market, the Australian dollar, for the first time in five weeks, has dropped below the $US1.0300 mark.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/379327/20120831/yen-euro-iron-ore.htm

Should Australia be Threatened by Africa's Mining Boom? :: Even Australian miners know how costly it is to build projects in the native land. So rather than risk it in Australia at this time of dropping commodity prices, might as well build a project portfolio elsewhere in the world where administrative and construction costs are low to ensure higher profit return. And Africa could just be the answer to that.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/379261/20120830/africa-jobs-mining-investments.htm

How Australia Grew Fat and Lazy Off the China Boom :: The Australian government is about to face its own budget problems. Today's Australian Financial Review reports that the government's budget is in tatters. Tumbling iron ore prices will blast a massive hole in the numbers.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/379240/20120830/australia-grew-fat-lazy-china-boom.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 08/31/2012 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook: European jitters have once again crept back into the market as risk sentiment weakened overnight.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/379224/20120830/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm