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Chief economist update: Trump spoils for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... President Donald J. Trump signed a presidential memorandum calling on Secretary Wilbur Ross to prioritise a Department of Commerce investigation initiated last night into the effects of steel imports on US national security." This, a week later (27 April ...

Fed gets green light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... 2.7%. To be sure, the lift in retail spending has already been telegraphed by the sharp increase in the Department of Commerce's consumer sentiment index - up to 121.1 in July from 117.3 in June. More encouraging was the rise in the consumer expectations ...

Watching out for the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... September lift-off here we come! Then again, maybe not... for inflation remains contained. Here's the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis' blurb: "The price index for gross domestic purchases, which measures prices paid by U.S. residents ...

Out with the old in with the newer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
Uh-oh, what's the matter this time? The US Department of Commerce released bad US economic news overnight and Wall Street's down? What happened to the "bad news is good" mantra? Certainly the Fed's got its eyes on the latest update on what is considered ...

Growth and QE - will this time be different?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
... that... Need I spell it out?A Ok, ok...the Fed will taper this September. You only have to read the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis' summary of the National Accounts revision to know it's gotten so good for the US economy. "The ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index added 15.69 (0.48 per cent) at 3,254.86. Tuesday's gains followed a US Department of Commerce report that showed new orders for manufactured goods rose three per cent in February, topping expectations of a 2.6 per cent ...

Good US housing news gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... to 4.6%, noted Toll in the Reuters share price analysis. Confirming the sentiment shift, analysis of US Department of Commerce housing figures by the Economist magazine show that while new housing starts year on year spiked in October to 3.8% up from ...

Market wrap late PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... Street, which in turn helped the Australian equities market open stronger. The positive result from the US Department of Commerce helped the Dow Jones Industrial Average climb 95.38 points, or 0.72 per cent, to finish at 13,424.23. Meanwhile, the broad-based ...

Changes ahead for WA govt super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... Premier and Cabinet and comprises senior representatives from the Department of Treasury and Finance, GESB, Department of Commerce, Public Sector Commission, State Solicitor's Office and UnionsWA.. It is expected that the reforms will be fully implemented ...

A$ drops against greenback

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2004
... yesterday's close of 0.7633/38. It reached a low of $US0.7537 and a high of 0.7655 in offshore trading. A US Department of Commerce report released overnight showing US retail sales rose 1.8 per cent in March, a much better than expected result, was ...
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