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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... address the Australian Industry Group Forum in Sydney. Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release the Survey of Consumer Sentiment. In equities news, Federal Transport and Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese will address the Committee for Economic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
... higher at 4,881. In economics news on Wednesday, Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their Survey of Consumer Sentiment, and the Australian Office of Financial Management conducts a tender process to issue $500 million of January 2018 bonds. ...

Cycling up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... manufacturing and non-manufacturing index, personal income and spending, motor vehicle sales, same store sales -consumer sentiment and better-than-expected company profit results over the past few weeks confirm that, as is true in every cycle, stronger ...

USA is going A-OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... opening their wallets. They've regained confidence. Just look at the latest US Commerce Department report on consumer sentiment. And if you still doubt this, look at the University of Michigan's consumer confidence measure too. Consumer are shopping. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
... data on sales of new motor vehicles in November, Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their Survey of Consumer Sentiment, and the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations issues its survey of skilled job vacancies advertised ...

Better than a Thanksgiving turkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
... it gains positive meaning when combined with other US data out overnight. The University of Michigan/Reuters consumer sentiment index rose to a better-than-forecast 71.6 in November from 67.7 in October. This is the highest reading since the June "pause". ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... Statistics releases Housing Finance for September, and Westpac and the Melbourne Institute issue their Survey of Consumer Sentiment. The Australian Office of Financial Management conducts a tender for $500 million of July 2022 bonds. In equities, energy ...

Bad, bad day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... index of economic sentiment declined for the sixth straight month to a one-year low in October. The index of consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level since January last year. All that fiscal tightening and higher euro exchange rate are starting to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
... conducts a tender for $500 million in Treasury Bonds. Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their Survey of Consumer Sentiment for October, and National Australia Bank issues its September Quarter Australian Residential Property Survey. In equities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
The Australian market has received strong leads from offshore trading overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, at 0743 AEST, the December share price index contract was 42 points higher at 4,693. In economics news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia ...