Daily FNArena News - Australia

Australia’s housing construction cycle may be peaking but brokers are divided over how much more momentum exists for Harvey Norman.

Weekly Update on ASX-listed companies buying in their own stock.

Brokers preview the upcoming earnings reports from the major banks, noting the outlook is robust but not without its challenges.

Drillsearch Energy and Beach Energy have announced a merger deal which has received a vote of support across the broking community.

ResMed delivered strong revenue growth in the September quarter but is expected to sustain more growth challenges as FY16 gets underway.

Weekly update on recommendation, target price, and earnings forecast changes.

Wesfarmers’ retail businesses delivered across the board sales growth in the September quarter and appear resilient, but most brokers find valuation support is only modest.

Super Retail offered a modestly upbeat outlook for FY16 at its AGM update but broker expectations diverge somewhat.

FNArena’s weekly update on short positions in the Australian share market.

FNArena provides a weekly update of Australian listed corporate bond issues, current pricing and yield data.