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Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2006
... June commodity price index. The Australian Bureau of Statistics will also announce its May retail trade and building approvals data. The share market jumped 1.5 percent as investors welcomed a move by the US Federal Reserve to tone down its warnings ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2006
... of Statistics (ABS) showed that while retail spending rose strongly and the trade balance improved in April, building approvals fell in the same month. Construction work done was flat in the March quarter with the 2 per cent drop in residential construction ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2006
... reduce personal debts and/or mortgages. But while retail sales surprised on the upside, the latest ABS data on building approvals offered a negative surprise. The total number of dwelling units approved fell by 3.4 per cent in April following a 2.2 per ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2006
... three points firmer at 5098. On the day the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases April retail sales and building approvals while the Victorian state budget is released. On the equities front, St George holds a shareholder meeting while Telstra's ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2006
... recent increase in finance commitments is consistent with the lead provided by the 2.2 per cent rise in March building approvals. However, the Reserve Bank of Australia's recent lifting of interest rates from 5.5 per cent to 5.75 per cent could undermine ...

Daily Economic Update

... Australia's 25 basis point rate last Wednesday is certain to have a negative impact on the future trajectory of building approvals, especially coming at a time when household budgets are being stretched by expensive petrol. As such, the trend decline ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2006
... its quarterly statement on monetary policy and the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases March trade and building approvals data. On the equities front Telecom NZ has unveiled a nine-month loss while Mayne Pharma hosts a strategy day and Pacifica ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
... of Australian business conditions and business confidence, the AIG/PwC manufacturing PMI for April and March building approvals.

Weekly economic round-up

... despite last week's positive activity reports showing bigger-than-expected increases in both retail sales and building approvals in February. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that retail sales grew by a faster-than-expected 0.7 per ...

Daily Economic Update

... spending could be sustained further especially if the recent good news on the housing market continues as today's building approvals report shows. Australian building approvals rose by 2.2 per cent in February supported by a 5.2 per cent increase in ...