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Three and a half men

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
... likely to lead to a somewhat more rapid pace of economic recovery in 2011 than we saw last year." Last night's ISM manufacturing index report gave credence to Benny's words. The index rose to 61.4 in February from 60.8 in the previous month. This is ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... Government Finance Statistics for the December quarter. The Australian Industry Group-PwC Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index is due. The RBA also issues its index of commodity prices for February. In equities news, the pace eases with the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... institute, with analysts cheering the results and hailing an exceptional rebound in Europe's top economy. Also eurozone manufacturing and service activity in February hit levels last seen in July 2006 but inflation, an increasing concern, also jumped ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... points, its highest close since late August 2008. NEW YORK - US stocks finished higher on Thursday after a strong manufacturing report overshadowed a bigger than expected rise in the number of people applying for unemployment benefits. The Federal Reserve ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... unchanged from New York, where it briefly hit 83.93. The US currency is riding high after the US Federal Reserve said manufacturing activity in the New York region accelerated in February to its highest level since June. That came as the US Labor Department ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... fund shareholder claims against engineer Downer EDI for failing to disclose the difficulties with its NSW train manufacturing contract in a timely manner. IMF was steady at $1.52 while Downer was eight cents lower, or two per cent, at $3.93. ASX Limited ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
... after Pfizer Inc, UPS Inc and other large companies reported higher earnings. There was also a strong report on manufacturing. The Dow closed above 12,000 and the S&P 500 index above 1,300 for the first time in two and a half years. Both indices are ...

Cycling up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... comfort... but it's getting there. The positive signals we've seen from strengthening activity indicators -- ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing index, personal income and spending, motor vehicle sales, same store sales -consumer sentiment and better-than-expected ...

USA is going A-OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... stats released out the United States lately, there were more added last night. We've seen the strong expansion in US manufacturing highlighted by the ISM manufacturing index's jump to its highest reading in seven years, last night's report showed the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... from the recession. Macquarie Private Wealth adviser Helen Spencer said firmer commodities prices, encouraging US manufacturing data and a powerful rally on Wall Street supported a positive start on the local market. "The general exuberance is certainly ...