Daily FNArena News - FYI

A public response to a timely question from one FNArena subscriber about what’s happening with gold in AUD.

The economic outlook in the United Kingdom is no less than bleak while the eurozone is not fairing much better. But is the US in better shape?

Weekly musings by your editor. Has the March rally for equities finally arrived?

The market’s focus will again be on economic data releases as well as a G20 preparation meeting and this weekend’s get-together of OPEC members.

Standard Chartered sees the US dollar coming under short-term pressure from improving investor risk appetite but TD Securities doesn’t see the Aussie or Kiwi dollars benefitting from such a trend.

Commonwealth Bank is aggressively forecasting the Reserve Bank of New Zealand cuts official rates by 1.0% this week.

Weekly musings from your editor. Which Way Forward? A presentation plus some adventures in the City of Churches.

With only a few stocks going ex-dividend next week the focus is squarely on economic data from Australia and the rest of the world.

Westpac economist Bill Evans has been talking to Americans about both our markets.

The latest review of the Perth office market by BIS Shrapnel suggests tough times are coming.