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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... ($A42.91 billion). The deficit was slightly more than the $US38.5 billion that had been expected by analysts, the Commerce Department said. A rise in imports to the United States was seen as another sign of a slow, but growing, economic recovery. But ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... on Monday after figures that showed an increase in consumer spending boosted confidence in the economy. The Commerce Department said consumer spending rose 0.3 per cent in February, which was above market expectations of a 0.1 per cent increase. Meanwhile ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... modestly higher at the start of trading on Friday after a surprising increase in February retail sales. The Commerce Department said retail sales rose 0.3 per cent last month. Analysts had expected a drop. A weaker report on consumer sentiment disappointed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... government's report of a drop in company inventories during January, despite fading late in the session. The Commerce Department said wholesale inventories fell 0.2 per cent in January after falling one per cent in December. But company sales rose 1.3 ...

Data data everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... given the mixed indications provided by latest US data. Bad data. US consumer confidence - as measured by the Commerce Department - dropped big time in February. US property market still in thick in the woods. New home sales fell to record lows and sales ...

Positive spin to bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... Borrowing from Croc Dundee, "you call that a reason to sell?" "This is a reason to sell." Last night, the Commerce Department reported a drop in new home sales. Oh sorry...it wasn't just a drop, it was a tumble to record lows and lower the lowest number ...

Good news day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... previous month. Expectations were for only a 0.7 per cent gain. Housing? There's good news there too. The US Commerce Department reported that housing starts increased by 2.8 per cent in January to 591,000 units annualised in January versus expectations ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... quarter with a 5.7 per cent growth rate on the back of brisk business spending to replenish inventories. The Commerce Department figures showed growth accelerated from the 2.2 per cent pace in the third quarter, when the economy expanded for the first ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... the economy. The Labor Department said weekly jobless claims fell by less than expected last week and the Commerce Department reported that durable goods orders didn't rise as fast as anticipated last month, providing a reminder the economic recovery ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
... per cent, to 1,106.41. The Nasdaq composite index slipped 0.55 points, or 0.55 per cent, to 2,190.31. The Commerce Department said retail sales rose 1.3 per cent in November, more than double the increase analysts had expected and better than the 1.1 ...

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CALI seeks life insurers exemption from lead generation ban

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The Council of Australian Life Insurers said it will argue a strong case for exemption for life insurance lead generation to not be swept up into a blanket ban designed to address misconduct in other parts of the financial system.

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