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Discretionary - Newscorp growth mainly from cable

Industrials - Earnings stabilise and positioned for recovery

Materials - Huge takeover bid - long and expensive road

Telecoms - Earnings and Dividends under pressure

Materials - Revenue skyrockets but Aluminium sick

Financials - Mac Bank well capitalised but needs recovery

Discretionary - Tattersalls - great for income but growth limited

Materials - Alumina Limited will not lead the recovery

Materials - Orica Dulux demerger extracts value

Industrials - Cabcharge monopoly under threat from ACCC

Interest_Rates - Interest rates and economic growth go hand in hand!

Management - Setting up the right team

Management - Thinking about risk management strategy

Management - Understanding risks being taken

Management - Company risk management not up to scratch

Interest_Rates - Growth without inflation

Economy - Growth forecasts solid

Income Stocks - Stocks with income and growth potential

Gold - Can gold defend a financial crisis? Not likely.

Inflation - RBA holds rates but Inflation not under control

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Posted by Ted Szkuta at 07:14 AM Wed, 17 Mar 2010

Economic News....

Australian Bureaux of Statistics - January Lending Statistics

The value of commercial finance issued in Australia in January fell 1.6% after seasonal adjustment from December to $26.33bn according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Personal finance fell 1.5% in January in seasonally adjusted terms from the previous month to $6.92bn. The decline in personal finance comprised a 1.1% fall in revolving credit and a 2.1% fall in fixed lending. A fall of 6.7% in revolving credit for commercial finance was accompanied by a rise of 0.3% in fixed-lending commitments. Lease finance fell by 10.3% after seasonal adjustment to $363m.

Bank Loan Losses have peaked

Loan losses for Australian banks have peaked and financial conditions are strong and improving, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia. While losses for banks in countries like the US and in Europe were still rising, the situation in Australia is far superior. The evidence now is that bank loan losses have peaked, profitability is improving, and the condition of the financial sector is also improving.

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