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St Kilda Schoolgirl cocaine Ricky Nixon Video


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February 23, 2011 Posted by | Uncategorized | , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

Who is the St Kilda Schoolgirl?


  • KIM DUTHIE… QUEEN OF THE TROLLS! DICKI-LEAKS!!!

    Posted: December 23, 2010 by leroydragon in In The News
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    ricky nixon nude pic remote *Edit. 21/2 – Queen Duthie is at it again!!! Seriously – best TROLL EVER!!!!! We commend you Queen Duthie with your efforts against the St Kilda Football Club and staff! Not happy with the Epic Lulz from Del Santo and Nicky Pin Dick, she has now turned the rage on St Kilda Manager Ricky Nixon!!!!! Who is next??? I cannot wait to post the nude pics of Ricky, that perm or whatever the fuck he is sporting is too good, bring on the n0000dz.

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    Everyone loves a good troll. And everyone I know hates football. So when someone trolls an AFL club, or players, or the WHOLE FUCKEN TEAM well here @ http://www.theangryfijian.com we call that shit LEGENDARY.

    So Kim Duthie ( pictured below ) has scored all these pictures of St Kilda players playing with their willies and being generally gay. Not that this is a surprise, given that Molly Meldrum is the number 1 ticket holder, but anyway, its fucking LULZ all round for people like me, who like to see football players squirming their sleazy little arises off on the front page of the paper.

    ImageShack, share photos, pictures, free image hosting, free video hosting, image hosting, video hosting, photo image hosting site, video hosting siteKim Duthie: Queen Troll

    Being the super snoop that I am.. I managed to track downs Kim twitter account, and Im going to be following the circus, and of course, posting the pictures that nobody will post. Here is a couple:

    Nick Reiwoldt: Dumb fucker

    Nick Dal Santo: Hi MUM!

    You would hate to be these too small dicked wonders right now wouldn’t you!! Im sure there misses are beating their balls blue, and Im pretty sure, next year the St Kilda’s opposition is going to have plenty of ammo to sledge these motherfuckers into morbid depression that (fingers crossed) leads to a drug addicted career suicide.

    St Kilda AFL captain Nick Riewoldt, Zac Dawson and Nick Dal Santo.. suck fucken shit. Hope your little fuck ups get you one step closer to a real job.

    To follow Kim on twitter head to : http://twitter.com/its_k_isabella or to check the Ustream vids go here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kimi-s-thoughts

    Crank some fucking Double Dragon while you are here:

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    Comments
    1. Michelle says:

      When I started reading, I thought I was going to not like this – but I do, oh I do!!!

      You are so right. Let them get a bloody real job.

    2. Anon says:

      She used to be so pretty and seemed like she had such great potential when she was younger. This girl was actually a mountain runner and went to the world championships… how did she end up where she is now?

    3. curious says:

      hiya angry, I’m doing some research on this, and just wondering re: the kim duthie photo- is she the one on the right or the left? thanx from a curious skeptic

    4. pacelegal says:

      All this voyeuristic prurient interest in the girl’s looks detracts from the central issue of why the AFL tolerates the breach of it’s own Child Protection Policy 2009, which along with the AFL Code of Conduct, enshrined the AFL Membership Policy, tells us that the more things change under Demetrious’ watch, the more they stay the same.

    5. St Kunt fucker says:

      Well Fuck Me, What a small Penis, that is what you get from taking roids…..lol

    6. hahaha says:

      is that Chopper Reid in the background Re: pic of kim and her mate??

    7. dale says:

      this post needs an update with recent events lol

    8. Ross Lyon says:

      leave Ricky alone. He was at the end of the line, it was his turn after all

    9. john says:

      the reason there was so much legal action is because one of the suppressed photos showed one of the players performing oral sex on another.supposedly one of those photos is the first of a series leading up to the climax.if you know anyone who works at a tv station or newspaper,ask them as they are being shared privately.the girl apparently sent all the photos to all the media outlets,thats why the original story of the miami hotel room quietly went away

    10. well well well. lets find these photos and ill happily post them here

    11. fuck you says:

      you people are fucked if you think this is right or ar suppporting her sure i hate afl and think its gay but this isnt right oh and as for the comments about them getting a job fuck you lets see you run around and do there job. also how how is rugby any different just seems to be more touching in it and less physical fittness seriously you people should be ashamed of yourselves

    HAHA HAVE YOU SEEN THIS PICTURE? http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:xppPCk3icPi1iM:http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/full/215732297.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1293596947&Signature=8smEdCHBymZJCH6%2BBt6mfqZbti4%3D&t=1

    LOL, hadn’t but.. ew, haha

  • Kim Isabella Duthie

    Playboy when you’re legal?

    Eh, we’ll see what happens.

  • Kim Isabella Duthie

    Hi Kim, just wondering if you have an email address for media inquiries?

    its_k_isabellas@hotmail.com

  • Kim Isabella Duthie

    Is there an email I can contact you in regards to some work?

    its_k_isabellas@hotmail.com

  • Kim Isabella Duthie

    What brand of cigarettes do you smoke & how many a day? Thanks

    WINFIELD RED’S 25′s, was about a 35 a day… now maybe 15 a day.

  • Kim Isabella Duthie

    “Dude, she just called you Asian!” “Oh hell no, hold my eyes open!” LMFAO!

    HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHA

  • Kim Isabella Duthie

    im a 28 year old cop. can we fuck?

    haha. *rolls eyes*

  • Kim Isabella Duthie

    you gave so many women hope, now you are just as bad as the players you wanted to expose. shame on you for pretending you would change things. now you’ve just proven exactly what you wanted to stop, the afl having complete power… so sad.

    :-( I’m sorry…
    I just really needed a place to stay..
    Do you know what it’s like to stay on the streets?
    Do you know what it’s like to not be able to eat for a few days because you have no money?

  • Kim Isabella Duthie

    if you like older men you should like me as am a bit more than twice your age…if you looking at spending time in adelaide let me know, at least still counts me as one of the 1 out of 10 people who like you and comment lol !!

    LOL. :-P

  • Kim Isabella Duthie

    why did you settle :( i feel like you let down a whole bunch of women who wanted you to carry the torch of train!

    I’m Sorry.. I feel sort of the same way :(

  • Kim Isabella Duthie

    hahah NO WAY. this is the same chick that gave me a blowie at a party wen i was 16.

    Considering I’ve been to about 3 parties in my life?
    I’ve been going out clubbing since I was about 14/15.. So tell me when – Inbetween running 7 days a week and clubbing I managed to fit a party in?

  • Kim Isabella Duthie

    footballers are all cock heads that treat women like shit…more people like you should try to show the world what they are really like….you are very sexy :)

    Naww

  • Kim Isabella Duthie

    Bubble Gum Ice Cream Or Rainbow? ^-^ ♥

    rainbow!!

  • Kim Isabella Duthie

    like for seasons in one day (;

    All the things I can’t explain…

  • Kim Isabella Duthie

    come on baby we aint gonna live forever let me show you all the things that we could do (;

    I know you wanna be together, and I wanna spend the night with you.. yeah yeah… with you-oo yeah yeahh, so come with me tonight we can make the night last foreveeerrrr
    oh, oh… Let’s pretend you’re mine… We could just pretend, we could just pretend.. yeah yeah… you got what I like, you got what I like, I got whatcha like.. oh cmon… just one taste and you’ll want more… SO TELL ME WHAT YOU’RE WAITING FOR!!!!
    *Guitar Solo……* comeeee babyyy we aint gonna live foreveeerrrrr, let me show you all the things that we could dooooo.
    yeah CBF writing anymore. ahah.

  • Kim Isabella Duthie

    If you had sex with the footballers on march 27 that would mean the baby wouldn’t be due until about January 27 meaning they could not be the father of the child. correct

    Um…. that was my duedate…

  • Kim Isabella Duthie

    Kim Kim Kim……run away with me and we’ll leave Australia behind and we’ll travel the world and have a drink in every bar

    that sounds amazing haha

  • Kim Isabella Duthie

    How old is the oldest guy u have slept with ?? I\’m in my 20s is that to old??

    im not going to answer that…

  • Kim Isabella Duthie

    Do you like Jersey Shore?

    noooooo

  • Kim Isabella Duthie

    vagina

    pusssy

  •  

    February 23, 2011 Posted by | Entertainment | , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment

    New MacBook Pros Likely to Launch on Thursday, February 24th



    Apple last updated the MacBook Pros almost one year ago with Intel’s Core i5 and i7 processors. Apple has been due to refresh the MacBook Pros with the latest Intel Sandy Bridge processors which are said to be a significant improvement over last year’s processors.

    MacBook Pro stock has been dwindling internationally and this morning two Italian sites listed give new MacBook Pro part numbers (MC720, MC721, MC723, MC724, and MC725) that are said to represent the new updates. The new machines are said to be making their way to Italian resellers towards the end of the month with a released date of Thursday or Friday.

    We’ve since heard reliable confirmation that this information is accurate and that the expected release date is next Thursday, February 24th. The move would be a bit unusual for Apple to launch new machines on a Thursday. So, if you are about to buy a new MacBook Pro, wait until next week.

    February 19, 2011 Posted by | Uncategorized | , , , , , | Leave a Comment

    Daily finance update


    n Egypt’s President Mubarak
    resigned on Friday, handing power to the
    army, with the news sending US stocks
    higher, but oil prices and the US dollar
    lower.

    n US consumer sentiment rose from
    74.2 to 75.1 in February, but still below
    forecasts for a result near 75.5. And the
    US trade deficit widened from US$38.3bn
    to US$40.6bn in January, just above
    forecasts of US$40.4bn.

    n European shares rose on Friday
    in response to the news from Egypt and
    higher corporate earnings from Swatch and
    Alcatel. Shares in Nokia fell 14pct after
    striking up a partnership deal with
    Microsoft. The FTSEurofirst index rose by
    0.4pct, with the UK FTSE up 0.7pct and
    German Dax higher by 0.4pct.

    n US sharemarkets rose on news
    that Egypt’s President Mubarak had
    resigned. At the close of trade, the Dow
    Jones index was up 44pts or 0.4pct with
    the S&P 500 up 0.6pct and the Nasdaq hit
    3-year highs, up 19pts or 0.7pct. Over
    the week the Dow Jones rose by 1.5pct
    with the S&P up 1.4pct and Nasdaq lifted
    by 1.5pct.

    n US treasuries were mixed on
    Friday as some investors weighed up
    latest economic and geopolitical news
    while others embraced long bonds with
    yields at 10-mth highs. US 2yr yields
    were largely steady at 0.84pct but US
    10yr yields eased 6pts to 3.63pct. Over
    the week US 2yr yields rose by 9pts but
    US 10yr yields fell less than 1pt.

    n The Euro and commodity
    currencies rallied in afternoon US trade
    following news that Egypt’s President
    Mubarak has resigned. The Euro eased from
    US$1.3580 to US$1.3500 before reversing
    course to end US trade near US$1.3545.
    The Aussie dollar rose from US99.55c to
    US100.30c, weakened to US99.90c, before
    reversing to US100.20c at the US close.
    And the Japanese yen lifted from 83.65
    yen per US dollar to around JPY83.30,
    before weakening to JPY83.45 in late US
    trade.

    n US crude oil prices fell on news
    that Egypt’s President Mubarak had
    resigned. The Nymex crude oil contract
    fell by US$1.15 (1.3pct) to US$85.58 a
    barrel. But the expiring London Brent
    crude rose by US56c to US$101.43 a
    barrel. Over the week Nymex crude fell by
    3.9pct while Brent rose by 1.6pct.

    n Base metal prices were higher on
    the London Metal Exchange on Friday, the
    exception being aluminium, down 1.7pct.
    Other metals rose between 0.3-1.9pct with
    lead doing best. Over the week metals
    eased by 0.3-2.7pct but after soaring
    5-7pct in the previous week. But the gold
    price eased on Friday as investors
    trimmed demand for safe-haven assets. The
    Comex gold futures price fell by US$2.10
    an ounce to US$1,360.40. Gold rose by US
    $11.40 an ounce (0.8pct) over the week.

    n Ahead: In Australia, housing
    finance and credit card data are
    released. Leighton Holdings and Bendigo &
    Adelaide Bank release earnings. Chinese
    trade data is released. In the US, no
    major economic data is scheduled.

    February 14, 2011 Posted by | Uncategorized | | Leave a Comment

    Outlook: Aus shares likely to start slightly weaker


    The Australian share market is likely to start today’s sessions slightly lower, following weak overseas leads, with US stocks edging lower as investors retreated following a five month rally that pushed the market to two and a half year highs.

    On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, closed 7 points higher to 12,240, S&P500 fell 4 points to close 1,321 and the NASDAQ down 8 points to close 2,789.

    European stocks were lower: London’s FTSE down 39 points, Paris down 18 and Frankfurt fell 2.

    To Asian markets, stocks were lower: Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down 320 points, Tokyo fell 18 points and China’s Shanghai Composite dropped 25 points.

    The Australian share market finished higher on Wednesday. The S&P/ASX 200 Index closed 14 points stronger to 4,905 and on the futures market the SPI is down 5 points.

    Turning to currencies and the Australian Dollar at 8:20AM was buying $1.0117 US cents, 62.83 Pence Sterling, 83.36 Yen and 73.7 Euro cents.

    In economic news: Today we will see ABS labour force data for January.

    Company news: On Wednesday shares in ASX Ltd. (ASX:ASX) rose 0.22 per cent to close at $36.70. Pressure is mounting on the ASX to join forces with a global partner, according to media reports. The London Stock Exchange yesterday confirmed it will buy the owner of the Toronto Stock Exchange – with the effects of the announcement being felt closer to home. If the plan can overcome political opposition in Canada, the group will be the largest platform for mining and energy listings worldwide. ASX Ltd reported a financial year net profit of $328 million in 2010.

    Yesterday shares in Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) rose 1.21 per cent to close at $88.38. The Guinean government has announced it will more than double its share of mining projects, putting Rio’s plans for the world’s largest undeveloped iron ore resource in jeopardy. Guinea’s new mining minister told The Australian Financial Review he would meet Rio officials next week to discuss the planned changes. For the six months to 30 June 2010, Rio Tinto reported a net profit of $7.4 billion.

    To commodities: Gold is up $1.40 to $US1,365 an ounce for the April contract on Comex, silver is steady at $30.28 for March and copper is down $0.05 to $4.52 a pound. Oil fell $0.23 at $86.71 a barrel for March light crude in New York.

    February 10, 2011 Posted by | Uncategorized | | Leave a Comment

    bank west daily alert


    n The US Federal Reserve chairman
    Ben Bernanke gave testimony to Congress
    on Wednesday. While Bernanke is
    encouraged by recent economic data, he
    notes that unemployment remains too high.
    Bernanke vowed to complete the second
    round of quantitative easing and was not
    concerned about the potential for higher
    inflation despite rising global commodity
    prices.

    n European shares eased on
    Wednesday as investors chose to take
    profits across equity and commodity
    markets in response to Tuesday’s decision
    by China to lift interest rates. In
    corporate news, London Stock Exchange is
    to buy Canada’s TMX. The FTSEurofirst
    index fell by 0.4pct, with the UK FTSE
    lower by 0.6pct while the German Dax fell
    less than 0.1pct. In London trade,
    mining shares were lower with Xstrata
    down by 1.7pct, Rio Tinto easing 1.1pct
    and BHP Billiton was lower by 2.1pct.

    n US investors chose to take
    profits on Wednesday after seven days of
    gains. Shares of financial market
    exchanges were amongst the best
    performers on news that Deutsche Boerse
    is in advanced talks to merge with NYSE
    Euronext. With an hour of trade to go,
    the Dow Jones index was lower by 35pts or
    0.3pct with the S&P 500 down 0.7pct and
    the Nasdaq was lower by 14pts or 0.5pct.

    n US treasuries rose on Wednesday
    (yields lower). Investors chose to shift
    funds from equities to bonds after Ben
    Bernanke indicated little concern about
    inflation and a determination to continue
    with quantitative easing. There was also
    good demand for an auction of 10yr notes.
    US 2yr yields fell by 7pts to 0.79pct and
    US 10yr yields fell by 11pts to 3.63pct.

    n Major currencies were mixed
    against the greenback during European and
    US trade. The Euro rose from near US
    $1.3610 to US$1.3740 and was holding near
    US$1.3720 in late US trade. The Aussie
    dollar traded between US100.85c and
    US101.45c, and was near US$100.95c in
    late US trade. And the Japanese yen
    lifted from 82.65 yen per US dollar to
    around JPY82.20, and was near JPY82.35 in
    late US trade.

    n US and European crude oil prices
    diverged on Wednesday. US oil prices
    softened in response to high stock
    levels. The Energy Information
    Administration reported that gasoline
    stocks rose in the latest week to the
    highest level in almost 21 years. But
    Brent crude rose on concern about
    simmering unrest in Egypt. The Nymex
    crude oil contract fell by US23c to US
    $86.71 a barrel. But London Brent crude
    rose by US$1.75 to US$101.67 a barrel.

    n Base metal prices eased on the
    London Metal Exchange on Wednesday as
    investors chose to take profits. Metals
    fell up to 2.7pct with nickel doing best,
    falling only slightly. But the Comex
    gold futures price rose US$1.40 an ounce
    to US$1,365.50 on simmering inflation
    concerns.

    n Ahead: In Australia, labour
    market figures for January are released.
    Telstra and Rio Tinto are among those
    releasing half-year results. In the US,
    weekly jobless claims data and wholesale
    trade figures are released.

    February 10, 2011 Posted by | Uncategorized | , , , | Leave a Comment

    daily finance news and tidbits


    PBOC lifts interest rates
    The People’s Bank of China has lifted
    interest rates for the second time in just
    over a month. The 1-year deposit rate will
    be lifted 25 basis points to 3.00pct while
    the 1-year lending rate is up 25bps to
    6.06pct.
    US chain store sales rose by 2.7pct last
    week compared with a year earlier according
    to Redbook Research.
    European shares were mixed on Tuesday in
    response to China’s decision to lift
    interest rates. The FTSEurofirst index fell
    by 0.1pct, but the UK FTSE rose 0.7pct with
    the German Dax up 0.5pct. In London trade,
    mining shares were higher with Xstrata up by
    1.7pct with Rio Tinto up 1.9pct and BHP
    Billiton up 0.8pct.
    US sharemarkets rose again on Tuesday with
    investors shrugging off China’s decision to
    lift interest rates. Shares in McDonalds
    rose by 2.9pct after the fast-food giant
    announced that January same store sales beat
    market expectations. Of interest, a small
    start up company, Gateway Industries, was up
    20,000pct today. With an hour of trade to
    go, the Dow Jones index was up 48pts or
    0.4pct with the S&P 500 up 0.2pct and the
    Nasdaq was higher by 6pts or 0.2pct.
    US treasuries fell again on Tuesday (yields
    higher). Investors fretted about global
    inflationary pressures following China’s
    decision to raise rates for the third time
    since October. US 2yr yields rose by 8pts to
    0.84pct and US 10yr yields lifted by 8pts to
    3.72pct.
    Major currencies again largely tracked
    sideways against the greenback during
    European and US trade on Tuesday. The Euro
    held between US$1.3590 and US$1.3690 and was
    near US$1.3625 in late US trade. The Aussie
    dollar traded between US101.10c and
    US101.90c, and was near US$101.45c in late
    US trade. And the Japanese yen traded from
    81.80 yen per US dollar to around JPY82.30,
    and was near JPY82.35 in late US trade.
    US crude oil prices fell again on Tuesday.
    While strike activity has occurred in the
    Suez Canal region, a senior canal officer
    told Reuters that they wouldn’t affect canal
    operations. The Nymex crude oil contract
    fell by US54c (0.6pct) to US$86.94 a barrel.
    But London Brent crude rose by US78c to US
    $100.03 a barrel.
    Base metal prices were again little changed
    on the London Metal Exchange on Monday. All
    metals rose between 0.1-0.5pct except lead
    which lost 1.1pct. And the gold price rose
    to three-week highs on Tuesday on global
    inflation concerns with the Comex gold
    futures price up US$15.90 an ounce to US
    $1,364.10.
    Ahead: In Australia, consumer sentiment
    data is released. Commonwealth Bank, Boral
    and Stockland are amongst those releasing
    half-year results. In the US, Federal
    Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke delivers
    testimony.

    February 10, 2011 Posted by | Uncategorized | , , , , | Leave a Comment

    ICAP daily finance alert


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    It was pretty boring in terms of the data and news flow last night.
    Equities did well around ze globe, on a run of positive earnings and the
    strengthening view that global growth is strong. Bonds in contrast did
    little – ditto FX – while commodities for their part were mixed.

    The domestic news flow has been more interesting of late and we get another
    decent release today with NAB’s January business survey (1130). It was only
    a week ago that we got the December figures showing a drop in confidence
    but a pick up in actual conditions. January’s numbers are likely to show
    another drop in confidence given the floods, but as history has shown,
    confidence figures tend to bounce back when things settle down, so we
    shouldn’t be too concerned about any deterioration today and instead we
    need to focus on the underlying momentum.   I can appreciate that this is
    hard to do though. The papers are relentless in telling us how bad things
    are and so it is completely normal for confidence figures to be distorted
    by extreme news events.

    Underlying momentum nevertheless remains robust – and we saw this in
    yesterdays retail results. Consumer spending ex food was strong for the 2nd
    month running and has been pretty solid on average for the bulk of this
    year.  Yet what do we read in the press today? It’s about how the sector is
    struggling – what rot. We’ve been hearing this since day one of the
    recovery by the way, even when all the data was unanimous in showing
    strength. Look, I’m sure some retailers aren’t finding things as easy as
    they once were, but that doesn’t mean things are truly tough. Some of the
    larger players who may be finding things harder may instead need to look at
    their business model – spending patterns, the shop font – all of this is
    changing and it’s not as easy as it once was. That’s what competition is
    all about. That doesn’t mean, as the data proved yesterday, that consumers
    have put their wallets away.

    Things are not booming, no one is suggesting this, but the data is
    unequivocal in showing decent underlying momentum. If consumers had really
    put their wallets away, would household goods spending be up 1.5% in
    December, after 2 months of strong growth? Would clothing and soft goods
    retailing be up 2.7% in the month? Would spending in cafes and restaurants
    have increased by 0.8% in December? If people weren’t spending, and noting
    that I’m not very good at math (or spelling), I just don’t think they would
    be – the numbers don’t add up. And remember that most of these goods are
    subject to deflation, prices are falling, so if values are rising that can
    only mean volumes growth is even stronger.  The debate has become
    ridiculous in Australia and we have several wags talking as if we were in a
    downturn – really ludicrous stuff.  I shouldn’t complain too much though,
    because just like most the ‘debates’ we had last year, it does provide a
    good opportunity to profit.

    As to last night’s price action though, and with about half an hour to go,
    US equities are up 0.5% on the S&P500 (1317) with financials, industrials
    and tech stocks leading the charge. Energy stocks weren’t too far behind,
    despite a 1.7% fall in crude ($87.45 on WTI or -0.6% to $99.26 for Brent).
    The Dow for its part was up 63pts (12156), the Nasdaq was 0.5% higher
    (2782) while the SPI was also 0.5% higher (4870). Finally stocks in Europe
    were all up about 0.9%-1% on the major indices.

    As mentioned, debt markets were subdued and US Treasuries are little
    changed from yesterday afternoon. The 2yr yield is up 1bp to 0.76%, the 5yr
    yield is unchanged at 2.28% while the 10yr is also unchanged at 3.64%.
    Aussie futures did nothing on a tight range – 3s at 94.64, and 10s at
    94.26.

    No real changes on FX either, AUD is at 1.0142 (down 6pips on a 50pip
    range), EUR is at 1.3593 (down 16pips on a big figure range), GBP is 1.6124
    (big figure + range) while Yen is virtually unchanged at 82.28. Gold is up
    smalls ($1350) while copper is down 0.4% in NY.

    Dataflow was reasonably minor. German factory orders fell 3.4% in December
    after a 5% increase and are about 20% higher annually. Canadian building
    permits rose 2.4% in December after a 10.5% drop in the month prior.
    Finally, US consumer credit was a lot stronger than expected, rising $6.1bn
    compared to expectations of $2.4bn. ON the News Front, the head of research
    and the San Fran Fed said that the US economy had reached escape velocity.
    Apparently the Germans are trying to end wage indexation, raise retirement
    ages and lock in debt limits into EU constitutions – in a competitiveness
    pact. All sensible stuff, although some of the troubled states have voiced
    opposition to it.

    Very little out tonight, German industrial production and a bunch of Fed
    speak.

    That’s it, have a great day.

    February 8, 2011 Posted by | Uncategorized | , , , , | Leave a Comment

    Outlook: Aus shares look poised to rise February 08, 2011 09:21 AM


    The Australian share market looks poised to rise this morning having received positive offshore leads. Wall St’s key indices lifted at the beginning of the week, with President Obama affirming his commitment to promoting economic growth in a speech to the Chamber of Commerce. While at home Aussie shares were dragged down by the retailers, following Myer’s full year profit downgrade coupled with news that retail sales growth eased in December.

    On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, closed 69 points higher to 12,162, S&P500 lifted 8 points to close 1,319 and the NASDAQ gained 15 points to close 2,784.

    European stocks were higher: London’s FTSE up 54 points, Paris up 44 and Frankfurt up 67.

    To Asian markets, stocks were mixed: Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down 355 points, Tokyo was up 49 points and China’s Shanghai Composite was closed.

    The Australian share market finished slightly higher on Monday. The S&P/ASX 200 Index firmed 6 points to close at 4,869 and on the futures market the SPI is up 19 points.

    To currencies: The Australian Dollar at 8:50AM was buying $US1.0136 cents, 62.94 Pence Sterling, 83.52 Yen and 74.63 Euro cents.

    Economic news: National Australia Bank Ltd (ASX:NAB) is set to release its first quarter trading statement and monthly business survey for January. Also due, the Charter Hall direct property 2011 real estate market outlook briefing.

    Company news: On Monday shares in MAp Group (ASX:MAP) rose 0.99 per cent to close at $3.05. MAp Group’s (ASX:MAP) 74 per cent owned Sydney Airport has been dealt a blow by Australia’s competition watchdog, claiming the airport has the highest average prices and worst quality of service in the country. In its annual report on airport performance, The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission claims that airlines have consistently identified Sydney Airport as the least responsive of the airports with respect to service delivery and quality. Just last month MAp Group said Sydney Airport delivered annual traffic growth of 7.8 per cent in 2010. MAp Group booked a net loss of $5.83 million in the first six months of 2010.

    Yesterday shares in Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) fell 0.63 per cent to close at $85.86. Analysts have tipped that Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX:BHP) are gearing up to reveal $US10 billion of share buybacks when the global miners release their earnings reports this month. The Australian says that Deutsche Bank has forecast Rio and BHP will each announce $US5 billion buyback, as investors look set to benefit from rising iron ore, coal, copper and energy prices. Rio Tinto will this Thursday report its earnings with Deutche Bank tipping the miner will post a $US14 billion net profit in the year to 31 December 2010. Rio Tinto reported a net profit of $7.4 billion in the six months to 30 June 2010.

    Ex-dividends: Two companies are going ex-dividend today, they are Crane Group with a $0.22 cent fully franked dividend and Navitas with a $0.09 cent fully franked dividend.

    To commodities: Gold is down $0.80 to $US1,348 an ounce for the April contract on Comex, silver is up $0.28 to $29.34 for March and copper is steady $4.58 a pound. Oil is down $1.55 at $87.48 a barrel for March light crude in New York.

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    February 8, 2011 Posted by | Uncategorized | , , , | Leave a Comment

    Home buyer confidence dips after floods


    Home buyer confidence dips 240 people have read this article Monday, 07 February 2011 Staff Reporter Economic uncertainty brought on by the recent natural disasters has impacted home buyer confidence. Just 48.2 per cent of properties cleared at auction in Sydney this weekend, significantly lower than the 68.2 per cent achieved this time last year. The most expensive property sold at the weekend was a three bedroom house in Punchbowl, which went under the hammer for $1.4million; the cheapest was a $151,000, two bedroom unit in Campbelltown. And the story was much the same in both Melbourne and Queensland, according to Australian Property Monitors. In Melbourne, just 61.6 per cent of properties cleared – down from the 75.0 per cent recorded this time last year. Meanwhile Brisbane achieved a clearance rate of just 23.0 per cent.

    February 7, 2011 Posted by | Uncategorized | , , , | Leave a Comment

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