Daily FNArena News

Australian consumer spending has suffered during the GFC but in the view of Commonwealth Bank there are signs the trend is now set to reverse.

Westpac has found the majority of Australians believe house prices will rise in the next 12 months, but it’s a smaller majority and price expectations have been tempered.

Crude oil is not able to benefit from USD weakness and chartists at Barclays Capital think they know why.

Orica offshoot DuluxGroup offers value according to both UBS and Macquarie, both brokers initiating coverage this week with Buy ratings.

China’s GDP grew an annualised 10.3% in the second quarter, below consensus.

Another big guidance downgrade from a CSL competitor suggests a global oversupply of plasma will make for a tough FY11.

The latest ING Investor Dashboard Sentiment Survey shows Australian investment sentiment fell sharply in the June quarter.

BigAir has a dominant share of a microwave market which both challenges and compliments Australia’s planned fibre network.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with Barclays still bullish on tin, steel’s outlook improving and who may deliver a quarterly production report surprise among Oz resource plays.

Beijing’s pressure valve of increased low-end housing supply may even serve to support sustainable property prices in China, suggests GaveKal, rather than spark a much feared crash.