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But they said it was Iraq

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
... and it was distorted by the polar vortex. The June quarter should be better. Fresher data releases show US consumer confidence rising, manufacturing expansion gaining momentum, the labour market improving and the housing sector strengthening. Good perhaps ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... market opened lower following a weak lead from Wall Street, despite strong US economic data released overnight. Consumer confidence in the US increased for the second straight month in June to its highest level since January 2008 and new US home sales ...

Ripoll labels Cormann's FoFA changes "a stunt"

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... David Whiteley expressed concern that "financial advice and product sales would once again be inseparable and consumer confidence in financial planners would be even further reduced." Industry Super Australia is also deeply concerned that the Government ...

FoFA changes designed to protect big players: opposition

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... Greens said. They added that there is a need "to transition the financial services industry towards increased consumer confidence and improved uptake of financial services and towards the provision of personal advice over general advice." The ISA referred ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
The share market is weaker than expected in early trade due to a fall in iron ore prices and weak consumer confidence. Local stocks had been expected to open flat or slightly higher after a steady session in the US overnight and European stocks rose. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... per cent, to $8.24 after also reducing its profit guidance. Both have said warm weather in autumn and weak consumer confidence have caused in weaker than expected sales in recent months. Health care stocks were also weaker, with CSL down 54 cents at ...

Nothing's good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... be an overreaction" and that we would need another month or two to determine whether the deterioration in consumer confidence seen in May would persist over time or was indeed an over reaction to the Federal Budget. This aside, consumers' mood would ...

Australian investors prepare for market sell-off

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... of nervousness in the domestic equities market following the federal budget announcement and its impact on consumer confidence," he said. "In addition, we have had a continual stream of mixed data from key economies such as the United States, Europe ...

So bad it's good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
... S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city house price index came in more than expected in March (so did the FHFA measure of house prices); consumer confidence advanced to 83 in May from 81.7 in the previous month." Add to this last night's positive indication on the ...

In with the old, out with the new

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city house price index came in more than expected in March (so did the FHFA measure of house prices); consumer confidence advanced to 83 in May from 81.7 in the previous month." Surely, these good stats are good for at least another ...