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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... speech on High Frequency Trading in Foreign Exchange Markets, and the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment for October is released. In equities news, Australia Post is expected to announces its full year results. In Australia, the ...

Waiting and hoping

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... in July -- and lessened (if not outright) distaste for fiscal stimulation. It's not surprising then that US consumer sentiment, despite rising to 57.8 in September from 55.7 in August, remains at depressed levels. Consumer expectations for the next six ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... contract was up four points at 4085. In economic news on Wednesday, the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment for September is released, as is the Commonwealth Bank's issue four of Viewpoint. The Australian Bureau of Statistics also ...

Snowball reports 3pc rise in profits following Shadforth merger

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... across the group after the merger. The company said it was pleased to produce a sound result in the face of weak consumer sentiment, market volatility and sustained uncertainty. The combined entity now has a market capitalisation of $269 million. Industry ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... Statistics is due to release the June labour price index at 1130 AEST. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment for August is due at 1100 AEST. Both data sets were of secondary importance for the Australian dollar, Mr Speizer said. ...

It's a deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... if sentiment is anything to go by, they're still loath to spend. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index fell to 63.7 in July -- to the lowest level since March 2009 -- from 71.5 in the previous month. Looks pretty grim - ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... to $54.1 billion despite a challenging year characterised by falling prices, natural disasters and declining consumer sentiment. Its shares were up 18 cents at $27.43. Other retail stocks also were higher. Wesfarmers was up 58 cents, or 1.9 per cent ...

QE3 - yes, no, maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... because it's the CPI that matters more to Sir Ben. It'll be release tonight along with the latest update on consumer sentiment, industrial production and the Empire State Manufacturing Survey. Then we can resume QE3 scoring.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... economist Jo Heffernan said morning trade had been dominated by ongoing debt concerns in Europe and weak domestic consumer sentiment data, before the upbeat news from China pushed the local unit higher. Eurozone finance ministers met overnight to discuss ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... Australian Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance data for May. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment for July is also released. In company news, SP Australia Networks Ltd holds its annual general meeting in Melbourne. On ...