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Further rate cuts to tempt investors back into risk assets: Lucas

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... market, with marked increases in prices, construction activity, home builders' confidence and sales. "The largest luxury homebuilder in the US, Toll Brothers, has notched a higher quarterly profit than expected on the back of higher prices," he notes. ...

Good US housing news gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... have reinforced a trend: the recovery is strengthening. The clincher was the Reuters report that the largest luxury homebuilder in the US, Toll Brothers, reported higher quarterly profit than expected on the back of price rises that are now spiking. ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... despite encouraging China trade data that signalled renewed momentum in the economy and solid earnings from a key US homebuilder. In afternoon trade on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 2.60 points, or 0.02 per cent, at 12,812.80. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher, despite a mixed lead from Wall Street as investors weigh better-than-expected US retail sales numbers, a sharp slowdown in New York manufacturing and renewed eurozone debt tensions. At 0750 AEST on Tuesday ...

All that jazz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... rate of decline is moderating. Green shoots anyone? This certainly is what the fresher, more up-to-date reading of homebuilder confidence implies. The National Association of Home Builders(NAHB)/Wells Fargo sentiment index steadied in March, remaining ...

KRudd comeback biting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... the third up monthly reading in four and adds to positive indications from other housing data -- building permits, homebuilder sentiment and housing starts - that we've previously seen. You can't bone me, I quit! - KRudd Nah, not these words exactly. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
The Australian market is set for heavy falls when it opens on Thursday with world markets again diving due to fears of a nuclear crisis in Japan. On the ASX 24 at 0733 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was down 76 points at 4,491, indicating ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
... analysts predicted. It was the best performing company among the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones industrial average. Homebuilder Beazer Homes USA Inc fell one per cent after reporting that new orders declined last quarter. Avon Products Inc fell ...

Cards for houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... Thankfully, someone somewhere is seeing some good in these awful housing stats. This one according to Bloomberg. "Homebuilder shares gained on speculation the worst of the decline is over, said Jack Micenko, an analyst at Susquehanna International Group ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
The Australian share market was higher at noon in the wake of modest gains on US markets overnight and some cautious commentary from Australia's central bank. Major mining stocks led the gains. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12.7 ...