Daily FNArena News - FYI

The final musings from your editor in 2006. Best wishes to you all.

The highest PPI jump in thirty years was a bit of a wake-up call, but Wall Street pressed relentlessly higher in the end.

The RBA has warned of an hoax email requesting Australian bank customers to register and reveal their online account details.

The markets may well do funny things this week as we square up before the break.

Peace, goodwill, and profits to all men (and women).

One of the common daily features in global finance: it sounds good, but it nevertheless is incorrect.

Stronger than expected October retail sales have added to inflationary pressures, keeping the heat on the RBNZ to lift interest rates further.

Surging retail sales drove the Dow to a new high overnight – briefly.

Weekly musings from your editor.

It’s prediction time in the markets, the Commonwealth Bank giving its outlook for the year ahead, taking a positive view in terms of growth and equity market performance.