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Sellers beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
... Street retreated last night apparently shocked at reports of an unexpected fall in US retail sales. The US Commerce Department reported that retail sales fell 1.1 per cent in March with sales ex-autos declining 0.9 per cent. Expectations were for a 0.3 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
... showed an unexpected rise in new home sales and orders for US-made durable goods after six month declines. The Commerce Department said orders for US-made durable manufactured goods rose 3.4 per cent from January, the highest increase since December ...

Main Street versus Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... night there was tangible US data showing that the housing sector might -- repeat might -- be healing. The US Commerce Department reported that housing starts rose to an annualised pace of 583,000 in February, a 22 per cent jump from the previous month. ...

Darkest before dawn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
... indicates that this already gloomy prediction for the US maybe revised even lower. And where the US goes... The US Commerce Department reported that US real GDP contracted at an annualised rate of 3.8 per cent in the last three months of 2008. This was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... economy ahead of Friday's employment report and only somewhat relieved about sliding commodities prices. The Commerce Department gave the market modest comfort when it said orders for manufactured products rose by 1.3 per cent in July. The figure was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... and a jump in oil prices raised concerns on whether consumer spending could generate economic growth. The Commerce Department said retail sales slipped 0.1 per cent as rising prices soaked up economic stimulus payments to households. Excluding a big ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
... readings on economic growth and the job market. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 200 points. The Commerce Department reported that gross domestic product grew 1.9 per cent in the second quarter. Economists polled by Thomson Financial/IFR ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... oil. That decline eased some of investors' worries about inflation. Wall Street initially sold off after the Commerce Department said an inflation gauge tied to consumer spending rose by a sharp 0.8 per cent in June, reflecting higher gasoline prices ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... and the job market touched off renewed concerns about the financial health of businesses and consumers. The Commerce Department's report that gross domestic product grew at a 1.9 per cent pace in the second quarter disappointed investors. Investors were ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... durable manufactured goods rose 0.8 per cent in June, confounding expectations of a drop of 0.3 per cent. The Commerce Department said June sales of new single-family homes fell by 0.6 per cent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 530,000 units; the ...