Daily FNArena News

Oil prices are tracking recent equity market rises, gaining support from traditional supply/demand fundamentals, at least for now.

The latest Russell Investments survey of fund managers shows almost 60% of managers view Australian equities as undervalued at present.

Investors have started wondering about the timing of any recovery and what sort of sign to look for.

According to Commsec there are some surprising trends evident in the Australian labour market and these suggest unemployment may not rise as high as some are predicting.

According to Commonwealth Bank this week’s December quarter GDP data will show the New Zealand economy continues to weaken, which is likely to see interest rates fall further.

Weekly musings by your editor. So does the current rally still have legs, or what?

Next week is a relatively light one for economic data releases but a number of speeches from RBA members should give an insight into the state of the Australian economy.

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

The recent run in the share price is too much too fast and has little in the way of tangible support, say brokers.

Australian housing starts fell further in the December quarter and Westpac expects this will add to the current property shortfall.