Daily FNArena News - Australia

MicroEquities sees strong earnings growth for Clover Corp and has initiated coverage on the stock with a Buy rating and a price target suggesting around 40% upside.

Underground seismic activity has led to some rather disappointing production downgrades for Perilya.

Citi analysts report of substantial departures by AXA’s salaried agents in Hong Kong. This might leave a scar for years.

The Westpac-MI Leading Indicator for October was once again above its long term trend, indicating economic growth should be strong into 2008.

If RAMS was the victim of credit crunch wave #1, Centro is the victim of wave #2. But did wave #1 ever pass?

JP Morgan is far from the only one to cover The Mac, but other experts are equally positive about the stock.

The latest survey into Australian manufacturing has shown continuous buoyant prospects, with potential additional headaches for the RBA next year.

Australian banks have responded to ever widening credit spreads by raising their business loan rates. Mortgages will probably follow after Christmas.

CommSec gives its view on a wide range of issues that will dominate the Australian landscape in 2008.

Employment increased by over 52,000 in November compared to 20,000 expected, but there were some factors that may make this number even more unreliable than most.