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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... Exchange was down 69 points at 3,924. In news today, Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their Index of Consumer Sentiment for November. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its labour price index data for the September quarter and lending ...

Daily funnies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
... conditions (although easing) remains tight, businesses are closing their doors, job losses are increasing, consumer sentiment has hit an all-time low, household spending continues to soften, house prices are still on a downtrend, equity prices remain ...

Search for equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
... spending and businesses concerned over the economic outlook. The preliminary Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index fell to 57.5 in October from 70.3 in the previous month -- the largest point-decline on record. The index stands just ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down 266 points at 4,422. Today, the Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment for October and the Australian Bureau of Statistics housing finance data for August will be released. In equities, Telstra ...

Global recession coming?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... excluding the January figure, this is the first since 1982. With other indicators such as domestic spending and consumer sentiment also decelerating, it is hard to see how Japan could sidestep another negative quarter. If this happens, other Asian countries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... Australian Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance data for July. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment also will be released. Seven Network Ltd will hold an extraordinary general meeting in Sydney to consider a share buyback. ...

Consumer outlook slows climate cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... planners may find it hard convincing clients about the benefit of socially responsible investments after a new consumer sentiment report found Australians want to take action on climate change as long as it doesn't cost them anything. The Sensis Consumer ...

This Week's Movers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... not receive key economic updates until the end of this week when reports on producer prices, retail sales and consumer sentiment are released. Trading activity will remain volatile, particularly given the weekend's news that US non-farm payrolls fell ...

Same old same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... speculation for an imminent RBA rate cut remained despite yesterday's positive news on domestic inflation and consumer sentiment. But this also did not stop the sell-off in the local sharemarket and investors seeking safety in bonds. The Australian Bureau ...

Financial woes continue to haunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... update of the Australian Bureau of Statitics' Labour Price Index and the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment. Australian consumer confidence fell by 6.7 percent in July and is expected to rebound slightly this month as expectations ...