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Weak old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... the impact of the introduction and subsequent removal of the homebuyers tax credit is washed out of the stats. US factory orders fell 1.2 per cent in June following a 1.8 per cent drop in May. A decline of 0.5 per cent was expected. Shipments fell by ...

GFC Problem solved

... legs. I noted in my report yesterday the improvement in some US economic indicators. Last night there was more. US factory orders increased by 1.8 per cent in February - better than market expectations for a 1.5 per cent rise and the first gain since ...

Focus on the good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
... brought on by reports that initial jobless benefit claims jumped to their highest levels since 1982 and that US factory orders fell by more than market expectations. The bad and ugly. US jobless claims hit a 26-year high, surging by 35,000 to 626,000 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
... and lawnmower maker Toro Co, posted sharp gains after government data showed bigger-than-expected increases in US factory orders. Among the biggest deals of the day was a $US10.6 billion ($A12.84 billion) offer from the Dolan family to take Cablevision ...

Daily economic update

... creating doubts over expectations that the US Federal Reserve is nearly finished with its interest rate hikes. US factory orders surged by 4.2 per cent in March following an upwardly revised gain of 0.4 per cent in February. Expectations were for a rise ...

Daily economic update

... inventories and slowing house price rises, portend softer spending by the US consumer going forward. Meanwhile, US factory orders fell by 4.5 per cent in January following a 1.6 per cent rise in the previous month. Expectations were for a decline of ...
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