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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... share market is expected to open higher after Wall Street shares rallied on Tuesday following a surprise jump in US housing starts. Gold, silver and copper prices were weaker, while oil was higher. At 0741 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March ...

Whac-a-mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... production is forecast to decline by 0.3 per cent in August after a 0.2 per cent increase in the previous month. US housing starts are expected to reduce to 950,000 in August from 965,000 in July. Similarly, markets anticipate building permits to decline ...

The saga continues

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... decline the US housing market, price pressures remain and its financial sector problems have not gone away. US housing starts fell by 11 percent to an annualised 965,000 units in July -- the lowest level since March 1991 - more than reversing June's ...

Watching the US$ and commodities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... (NAHB) housing market index is expected to remain steady at a reading of 16 for August. This will be followed by US housing starts figures, which are expected to come in at 960,000 units in July, down from 1,066,000 units in the previous month. Building ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2007
... about sales prospects of its much hyped new Vista computer operating system. Concerns sparked by a plunge in US housing starts and a dip in a gauge of consumer sentiment added to the negative tone. But the indexes pared losses, pushing the Dow up to ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2006
... stronger-than expected rebound in US home construction has also reinforced speculation for more rate increases. US housing starts rose by 5 per cent in May to an annualised rate of 1.96 million. This is higher than forecasts of an increase to 1.87 million. ...

Daily economic update

... lessen the upward pressure on consumer prices. So will indications of the deceleration in the property market. US housing starts fell by 7.8 per cent in March to 1.96 million units. Expectations were for a decline to 2.025 million units. The decline ...

Daily economic update

... up 2.1 per cent, unchanged from the previous month and down from a peak of 2.4 per cent in the current cycle. US housing starts dropped by 7.9 per cent to an annualised rate of 2.12 million units in February. Expectations were for a decline to 2.03 million ...

Daily Economic Update

... industrial production and capacity usage as US factories continue to recover from the effects of the hurricanes. US housing starts fell by 5.6 per cent to 2.01 million units (annualised) in October from 2.13 million units in the previous month. Housing ...
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