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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 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... notched another record close on the back of some solid economic data. Fresh US economic data showed a rise in consumer confidence for May, a surprising increase in durable goods orders for April and an increase in home prices for March.

The name is bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 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. US manufacturing's expanding, US house prices are rising ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... Composite Index, which jumped 51.26 points, or 1.22 per cent, to 4,237.07. Fresh US economic data showed a rise in consumer confidence for May, a surprising increase in durable goods orders for April and an increase in home prices for March on the widely ...

International media question Australia's "austerity budget"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
International media reports on the 2014/15 federal budget reflect concerns that cuts will hit consumer confidence in an economy that is doing better than most of its counterparts. "Australia's first budget under Tony Abbott was either brave or foolhardy," ...

Mother doesn't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... market are equally ambivalent - there's also the good and the bad. For instance, the Conference Board's latest consumer confidence report shows the percentage of consumers who think that jobs would be hard to get in the next 6 months increased sharply ...

Brogden reveals thinking behind FWC legal challenge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... bankers sell compulsory super at workplaces will reduce the integrity of Australia's super system and ultimately consumer confidence." The FSC expects the hearing to take place at the end of May.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... June share price index futures contract was was up 19 points at 5,496. The US' Conference Board's index of consumer confidence dipped to 82.3 in April, below the 83.6 forecast by analysts. But, the S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices showed a rise ...

The music's still playing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... annual rate of increase since August 2013 and slower than the 13.2% increase posted in the previous month. US consumer confidence declined from 83.9 to 82.3 in April, disappointing market expectations for an 83.2 reading but... remained above the 80 ...

FSC and ISA clash over super and awards

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... bankers sell compulsory super at workplaces will reduce the integrity of Australia's super system and ultimately consumer confidence," he said.