Daily FNArena News

A survey by Dunn & Bradstreet suggests retail sales will increase into Christmas but not without further discounting to clear inventory.

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

BullionVault reports that the bull trend for Gold remains intact, but notes things aren’t quite a precious for silver.

The Chartist suggests the banks may be ready to run higher although caution is required in the near term.

International developments, which basically means China, has led the RBA to reduce its cash rate against consensus expectation.

The RBA today decided to cut its cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.25%.

Michael Gable of Novus Capital believes the ASX 200 is likely to see a pullback later in the week.

Australians are worried about the impact the current economic slowdown will have on their biggest investment, but ANZ sees a brighter future for Australian housing and property prices.

The September Investor Sentiment Survey revealed a marked improvement in sentiment, but all that cash remains on the sidelines, for now.

September started off as about the worst month we’ve seen in the uranium spot market, but as the month drew to a close, hope emerged.