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It's all in the spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... so forgot to mention too that the US leading indicator increased by more than expected, rising by 0.3% in March for its sixth straight month of gains. So interpretation really depends on which part of the elephant you're holding. But there's no two ways ...

All that jazz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... sentiment index steadied in March, remaining at it highest level since June 2007. Similarly, builder expectations climbed for a sixth straight month in March to their highest level in more than four years. It was confidence, consumer confidence to be ...

Upside surprises to surprise on the upside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... improves. The National Federation of Independent Business' small-business optimism index gained 0.4 points last month - its sixth straight month of increase - to 94.3 - its highest level since December 2007. This improvement in business confidence is ...

APRA accepts EU from former Trio director

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
APRA has accepted an enforceable undertaking from a sixth former director of Trio Capital. John Godfrey was a non-executive director of Trio between February 2005 and June 2007, as well as being chair of the board from June 2005 to February 2007. Godfrey ...

Bankruptcy could be bliss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... financial markets. As a result, the S&P 500 index has stopped counting its gains at five weeks - for it went down on the sixth - and investors ran for cover back into US Treasuries, taking the 10-year yield back below 2.0% at the end of last week. Yes ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... was needed to contain that region's debt crisis. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that retail sales rose for the sixth straight month in November. Sales increased just 0.2 percent, below what analysts had expected. But the government also revised ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
The Australian sharemarket has continued to weaken for the sixth consecutive day, in line with losses on European markets. At noon the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 52 points, or 1.3 per cent, at 4,000, while the broader All Ordinaries index was ...

Happily dreaming of the end

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... being shown by the 17 Eurozone nations. The cocktail of negative economic data included Italy's ratings downgrade - the sixth European nation to do so this year - and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revising downwards its global growth forecast ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... Thursday, the local unit traded between 107.12 US cents and 107.34 US cents. The Australian dollar is closing in on its sixth straight positive session, having gained almost two cents since August 25. CMC Markets senior FX dealer Tim Waterer said the ...