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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... climbed 21,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 311,000. German gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 0.2 per cent in the June quarter prompting speculation the European Central Bank would have to roll out stimulus measures. No major local economic news ...

Because I'm happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... it closed 0.4% in the black yesterday - despite reports that the economy shrank at annualised rate of 6.8% in the June quarter. No worries, this is better than market expectations for a 7.0% contraction. No worries, PM Abe and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) ...

Only the dead have seen the end of war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... - is already in recession. Its economy shrank in the first and second quarters of this year - down by 0.2% in the June quarter and down by 0.1% in the first. So with another biggie. France's real GDP slowed to a full stop (zero growth) in the first quarter ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... 5,474. In local economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the wage price index for June quarter, the Housing Industry Association releases its trades report for the same quarter while the Westpac/Melbourne Institute's Survey ...

China's winning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... in case. China's GDP has already begun to accelerate from the 7.4% annual pace in the first quarter to 7.5% in the June quarter, thanks to the Politburo's implementation of "mini-stimulus" measures that include infrastructure spending, credit relaxation ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014
... Locally, in economic news on Wednesday, the Housing Industry Association (HIA) releases its trades report for the June quarter. The Diggers and Dealers conference is on in Kalgoorlie, WA. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... morning show. Economists had forecast retail spending to rise 0.4 per cent in June and fall 0.5 per cent over the June quarter. Meanwhile, Treasury Wine Estates' shares have jumped 20.5 cents, or 4.14 per cent, to $5.155 after US private equity firm ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... of Australia releases the index of commodity prices for July, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases June quarter producer price index data, the Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing index (PMI) for July is due out, as ...

'As expected' changing expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... an upside surprise. The first estimate of US real GDP showed growth jumping to an annualised rate of 4.0% in the June quarter - stronger than consensus expectations for a 3.1% lift - from an upwardly revised 2.1% (from 2.9%) contraction in the March ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... Bureau of Statistics (ABS) posts building approvals for the same month, and international trade price indexes for the June quarter. In equities news, Origin Energy is expected to post a quarterly production report and Energy Resources of Australia to ...