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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... shareholders a special dividend and lifted first half profit by nine per cent against a backdrop of mixed consumer confidence. Premier was 80 cents, or 7.1 per cent, higher at $12.09. Fellow retailer Myer was half a cent up at $1.35.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases the minutes of its March board meeting. The ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence survey is due out and the Australia, Japan and International Economic Outlook seminar is on in Sydney. No major equities ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... Statistics releases overseas arrivals and departures for January. Also due out are the ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence survey and the National Australia Bank's monthly business survey for February. In equities news, the ASIC case against Hancock ...

Majority slammed (again), equities dunked, A$ fouled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... happen or... a black swan happens. At home, political and fiscal policy uncertainty that's keeping business and consumer confidence down could ease either through the government delivering (well, leaking it out first) a sensible Budget with sensible ...

I cut, you cut, I cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... would another interest rate reduction be sufficient to bring back the 'animal spirits' among businesses, lift consumer confidence and spending, turn 'below trend' growth into at least 'at trend' growth or... make other investment alternatives - apart ...

Fight or be beggared by the neighbours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
... disappointing capex survey (released later last week), along with disappointing business confidence and disappointing consumer confidence changed all that. Governor Glenn must do more, more so because the A$/US$ has returned to the level it was before ...

Tme to get fiscal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... years - to rise. Not surprisingly, confidence among consumers remains a no show. While the ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence increased by 0.9% in the week ended 22 February (a week after the RBA rate cut), it remains lower than its level six months ...

Assistant Treasurer to consult with financial advice stakeholders

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... agreeing that the current regulatory system for the training of financial advisers is insufficient to ensure consumer confidence, Frydenberg said: "It is now time to capitalise on positive industry momentum and put in place an enduring framework to improve ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... Statistics' international merchandise imports data for January is due out, as is the ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence survey. In equities news, Fortescue Metals Group, Dick Smith, Asciano, SEEK, Sonic Healthcare and Amcor are among the companies ...

It's raining jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
... in January. Discouraged job seekers are encouraged to send out resumes again - a fact highlighted by the US consumer confidence survey that showed the proportion of respondents saying that "jobs are plentiful" rising to six-year highs in January and ...