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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... 23.84 (1.48 per cent) at 1,636.36, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite added 44.94 (1.32 per cent) at 3,445.37. US retail sales were up 0.6 per cent in May over April, beating expectations, and were a positive for the economy, driven by a surge in auto ...

RBA decisions decisions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2013
... has finally arrived down under". The recent flow of disappointing domestic data certainly bolsters this argument. Retail sales rose by a less than expected 0.2% in April; consumer confidence fell at its fastest rate in 17 months in May; the AiG Performance ...

Perpetual hires new distribution manager

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... base of $26 billion in funds under management. He will lead the existing institutional sales, intermediary sales, retail sales, research and marketing teams. Perpetual Investments' group executive Michael Gordon said the appointment is "a significant ...

Will stocks follow Fed exit to the exits?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... the exits only after it assesses that America's economic growth has become sustainable. The better-than-expected US retail sales report released overnight (and the bigger-than-forecasts addition to April payrolls) might have added credence to the view ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... higher after Wall Street traded flat under the shadow of poor Chinese economic data and a slight gain in US monthly retail sales. At 0744 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 16 points at 5,222. In economic news on Tuesday ...

May Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... down and less than expected in April - bad for omen for retail spending because car sales account for 19% of overall retail sales. Nasty US construction spending print too - it fell by 1.7% in March, erasing February's 1.5% gain (and then some) and disappointing ...

Challenger FUM grows 7% in March quarter

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... million of fixed term annuities and $64 million of Liquid Lifetime and Care Annuities, which comprised 18% of total retail sales, up from 4% in the March 2012 quarter. Other institutional product sales were of $31 million for the quarter. "Lifetime sales ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... and Australian Pharmaceutical Industries publish their interim results, while Wesfarmers will release third quarter retail sales figures. On Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 1.09 per cent to 5004.6 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Boston Bombs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
... consumption putting in the biggest contribution - 4.3 percentage point - the 7.7% March quarter growth. So does the latest retail sales figures. They jumped by a faster-than-expected 12.6% in March. And as much as China's slowdown reduces the demand ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... CMC Markets senior trader Tim Waterer told AAP. "This afternoon the tone will be set by numbers on China's GDP and retail sales... if they miss the mark on the low side it could exacerbate selling." Gold miners were the worst-performing sector, having ...