Daily FNArena News

China wants to rein in its double-digit GDP growth to a more steady 8% and try to nip a property price bubble in the bud. Is this bad news for Australia?

Why the short term outlook for equity markets has improved, and markedly so.

Standard and Poor’s has announced changes to the composition of its Australian indices and Myer is seen as a likely winner.

The once low average Chinese wage, which allowed China to build a dominant export industry, has begun to catch up.

The US stock market volatility index is back in the complacent zone, where it rarely stays for long.

According to Barclays Capital the global oil market is moving closer to a new pricing phase in a range of US$80-$90 per barrel.

UxC has gone one step further than TradeTech this week.

Q4 GDP growth for Australia came out at 0.9%, plus the Q3 growth figure had been revised upwards.

Minc Stockbroking’s Doug Grant suggests why traders should be shorting James Hardie despite its recent fall.

DJ Carmichael has initiated coverage on China Steel and Wildhorse Energy, seeing value in both juniors at current price levels.