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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... of 1.77 million. This follows a fall of 26 per cent over the past seven months. The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment survey rose to 136 index points from 116 a month earlier which is the highest it has been for just over a year. In other news ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
... demand remains buoyant beyond what has happened to the housing industry in the US. The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index has risen in tandem. Australian commodities continue their strength with nickel and lead prices having reached record ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
... more than the one-off effect of rising fuel and banana costs. The Westpac Melbourne Institute monthly index of consumer sentiment has risen by 3.9 per cent over this last month to be just 3 per cent below its high over the last year. The survey of 1,200-1,400 ...

Daily economic round-up

ALFRED SINN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
... 3.6 per cent after an management reshuffle announcement. Back home, The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment released this morning showed a bounced back in September on the back of cheaper petrol prices and strong employment growth. ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2006
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index rose 12.5 per cent to a score of 101.2 following a 16.2 per cent fall after the last interest rate rise. The improvement in the index is being seen a s a consequence of the improvement in petrol ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
The release of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment yesterday heralded the arrival of forces opposing those like the strength in retail sales and the buoyancy in the housing market which have helped bring about last week's interest ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
... price index contract was 39 points weaker at 4786. On the day Westpac/Melbourne Institute releases the June consumer sentiment survey while media group Fairfax hosts a briefing on plans for a domestic bond issue. On the equities front Evans and Tate ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
... Westpac/Melbourne Institute consumer confidence index fell by 6 per cent to 104.1 in May from 110.7 in April. Consumer sentiment has fallen by 8.9 per cent from a year ago. The biggest monthly fall in confidence since September 2005 indicates that the ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
... Westpac/Melbourne Institute consumer confidence index fell by 6 per cent to 104.1 in May from 110.7 in April. Consumer sentiment has fallen by 8.9 per cent from a year ago. The biggest monthly fall in confidence since September 2005 indicates that the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
... results while Roc Oil and Petsec front shareholders. On the economics front the Westpac/Melbourne Institute May consumer sentiment survey will be released, the first such survey to encompass this month's interest rate hike and the budget tax cuts. NEW ...