Daily FNArena News - Australia

Stockbroker Moelis has upgaded Transfield to a Buy, seeing value in the stock at current levels.

The new year has seen brokers review their outlook for the REIT sector, with the reviews generating a number of rating changes.

Economists and strategists provide their views on Australia and its stock market in 2011.

Daniel Hwang, Senior Market Strategist at Forex.com, shares his views on the 2011 outlook for the Australian economy.

The minutes of the December meeting indicate a real concern over Europe, cementing views that there won’t be another rate rise for a while.

Commonwealth Bank economists look at China’s impact on global economic growth as we enter 2011.

National Bank economists have listed ten factors they believe will prove important in 2011.

Market strategists at major stockbrokerages in Australia have made various changes as 2010 draws to an end.

Weak recent retail sales data and anecdotal evidence belies what Westpac sees as resilient consumer sentiment following its December survey.

Bank analysts had been braced for something a bit scary, bit instead saw the Big Four hit over the head with a wet newspaper. What fifth pillar?