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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... reached an accord with his Republican rivals on raising the debt ceiling and spending cuts. News that US manufacturing activity was flat in July then undercut any hope that the economy was getting through just a soft spot, compounding the damage. In ...

Running of the bulls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... month. This was better than market expectations for a drop to 54.5 and indicates continued expansion in US manufacturing activity. US constructions spending rose by 0.1 per cent in June surprising pundits expecting a 0.5 per cent drop. Yes, the government ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... might have seemed unthinkable when stocks cratered to 12-year lows in early March. A report predicted US manufacturing activity will grow next month, the government said construction spending rose in June, and Ford Motor Co said its sales rose last month ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
... session of gains. The market added 0.02 per cent, with exporters such as Olympus rising after an index of US manufacturing activity reached its highest level in over a year, adding confidence in Japan's largest export market. The Nikkei rose 3.6 points ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
... plans. A government report on job creation in May and the Institute for Supply Management's gauge of US manufacturing activity both beat forecasts and underpinned the market. But while the data increased optimism about profits, this week's run-up led ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006
... increased from 12.5 to 19.4 and shipments increased by two points to 22.5 suggesting a slight rebound in US manufacturing activity. The prices paid index fell from 41 in September to 30.8 in October while prices received increased by only 1.5 to 17.5. ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks rebound on comforting data

... rebounded strongly in overnight trade, as bargain hunters entered the market and following a report showing US manufacturing activity continued to expand modestly in September. Investors returned with renewed vigour after most major indexes had fallen ...
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