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Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... activity decreased". and on... This is consistent with the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) Tankan survey that showed business confidence deteriorated in the third quarter with the headline index (big manufacturers) falling back to a reading of 12 in the September ...

The moment of truth cometh

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... ahead of Fed staff central tendency projections of 5.2% - 5.3% by December this year). A strong labour market will lift confidence and consumption and then inflation. Inflation says no. Annual headline inflation was only 0.2% in July; core inflation's ...

Five minutes of commodity sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... open, for we've been here many, many times before when some "spooky" headline reverses the up into a down - Australian consumer and business confidence are due out today (take note). This, or traders just decide to sell on the upswing. Nah, I'm not turning ...

Make it December (for now)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... Thursday." (AFR) This because of fresh US data releases that disappointed - big time. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index dropped to 90.9 in July vis-A -vis June's 99.8 reading and expectations for a 100 print. This is the lowest reading ...

Lift-off on Carney's mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... sales went up by 4.6% in the year to May following a similar increase in the previous month. Recent data on consumer confidence indicate continued increases in consumer spending. The GfK/KPMG consumer confidence index jumped to a reading of 7 in June ...

David Koch joins forces with Adviser Ratings

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
... time, plagued by numerous financial planning scandals. "Adviser Ratings is an important initiative to rebuild consumer confidence in the industry. I am especially excited to be involved in Adviser Ratings' foray into the financial literacy space and ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... at 5,549. Wall Street stocks were up after a solid US retail sales report suggested American consumers are gaining confidence after a sluggish first quarter. However there were falls in gold, copper and oil prices. Locally on Friday, the Australian Bureau ...

Better than the big boys

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... recession will one day, someday, have their day - a self-fulfilling prophecy if you will. But continued improvement in consumer and business confidence would put that day further away. Rehashing 'Camp Quality's' slogan, "Never under-estimate the power ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... Locally on Wednesday, the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment and the ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence survey are due out. And in Brisbane, Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens speaks at an Economic Society of Australia lunch. ...

Australian stock market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... led by large declines in technology shares and airline stocks. Locally on Tuesday, the ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence survey, ANZ job ads figures for May and the National Australia Bank's monthly business survey for May are due out. The Australian ...