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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
US retail sales A solid and faster than expected increase in US retail spending in May suggests that, perhaps, the Fed was correct in dismissing the highly disappointing May non-farm payrolls report as just "noise". Overall retail sales expanded for ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... expected 7.6% to US$130.9 billion in the year to March and a significant improvement from February's 13.8% drop. US retail sales US retail spending fell by 0.3% in March, disappointing consensus expectations for a 0.1% pick up and follows February's ...

Data says not yet but what would Janet say?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... new 'dot plots' would show (last December, they indicated four rate hikes this year). Last night's releases on US retail sales and producer price inflation offer mixed indications for the Fed. Total retail sales dipped by 0.1% in February. While this ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... the yen. Regional investors were given another positive lead from Wall Street following a better-than-forecast US retail sales report. Tokyo climbed 0.12 per cent, or 24.11 points, to 20,407.08, although the gains were capped by worries about the Greece ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... June share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,549. Wall Street stocks were up after a solid US retail sales report suggested American consumers are gaining confidence after a sluggish first quarter. However there were falls in gold ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... at 5,710.8. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have finished little changed in choppy trade following a lacklustre US retail sales report and disappointing earnings from Macy's. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 7.74 points (0.04 per cent) to 18,060.49 ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... unemployment data came out. At 0645 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was steady at 5,232. US retail sales rose 0.7 per cent - the most in eight months - as shoppers benefited from an improving job market and cheaper fuel. ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... production growth slowed sharply to 6.9 per cent in August, its lowest rate in more than five years. Meanwhile, solid US retail sales and consumer confidence figures have fuelled speculation that the US Federal Reserve will hike interest rates soon. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... companies, a plan that was immediately attacked by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Solid reports on Friday on US retail sales and consumer confidence "are likely fuelling interest rate hike uncertainty ahead of next week's Fed meeting", a market note ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street rose despite a lacklustre US retail sales report and some disappointing earnings announcements. At 0805 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 25 points ...