Daily FNArena News - Australia

Australian housing loan growth is at its lowest in 35 years but business credit continues to grow consistently. Should bank shareholders thus be optimistic or do the figures mask a different story?

Undersupply does not imply rising house prices, economists argue, with price growth likely to slip back to more modest averages.

David Jones has received an unsolicited approach from a UK group but uncertainty surrounding the proposal and its structure see brokers retain a cautious view.

Canadian funds have been buying Australian, taking out Intoll to date but failing on Transurban, and they are on the hunt for more of the same. Maybe you can have your yield and eat it too.

FOREX.com’s Kathleen Brooks gauges the economic impacts of President Obama’s healthcare reforms now they’ve survived the Supreme Court.

Andrew Milligan, Head of Global Strategy at Standard Life, takes out the crystal ball to predict what the latest EU Summit might deliver.

With commodity prices under pressure, costs rising and the big miners easing off their grandiose capex plans, where does it leave our high-flying construction, engineering and service companies?

Morgan Stanley has downgraded outperformer Ramsay Health Care to an Underweight rating.

Resource Investor’s interview with rare earth expert Jack Lifton reveals some interesting potential for Australian rare earth producers.

Billabong has been forced into a highly dilutive capital raising and lowered earnings guidance at the same time, leading brokers to suggest the share price will remain under pressure.