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Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... lower and the government confirmed that the economy contracted in the first quarter. Locally on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases building approvals figures for April and business indicators for the March quarter. The RP Data Core ...

Shares lower at lunch time

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... traditionally went down in May. Heffernan said disappointing private capital expenditure figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics had reversed the negative direction a little as investors speculated that the data could add weight for another ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,750. Locally on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases business investment figures for the March quarter. And in equities news, US-focused oil and gas producer ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... Charter Communication's $US78.7 billion ($A100.6 billion) deal to buy Time Warner Cable. Locally on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases construction work done for the March quarter and the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Indexes ...

Australia sings hallelujah

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... 3.1% in January. If the correlation holds expect faster spending growth ahead. And spend some more. While the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported last week that new motor vehicle sales decline by 1.5% in April, car dealers expect the Budget's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... fresh record close, led by strong gains in Apple, Facebook and other technology stocks. Locally on Friday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release lending finance figures for March. In equities news, Paladin Energy issues a trading update and ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... Industrial Average dropped 0.79 per cent, while the broad-based S&P 500 1.18 per cent. Locally in economic news, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases retail spending figures for March and the HIA new home sales for March is due out. And in equities ...

Will nice numbers make RBA a bad guy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... RBA would have also seen the good building approvals update - a leading indicator of housing construction. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that "total dwelling units approved" rose by 2.8% in March to stand 23.6% higher over its level ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... local economic news on Thursday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases financial aggregates for March and the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the international trade price indexes for the March quarter. Former Liberal leader John Hewson speaks ...

Go flip a coin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... first Tuesday of next month? With barely two weeks to go and armed with the latest inflation update that the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released yesterday, the answer to this question should be clearer. But nah, it remains as clear as mud ...