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Reverse contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... cast a pall over Europe, American consumers are hearing those sleigh bells jinglin', ring ting tinglin'. The latest retail sales report shows that they're continuing to shop and with Xmas just around the corner - expect a lotta more shopping to go on ...

Second best month of the year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... months. These positive readings are consistent with latest data showing increased American consumer spending. US retail sales rose by 1.1% in September - the fastest pace in seven months - and they're forecast to show another increase when October numbers ...

Somethin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
... an extra 99,000 staff. This somethin' good in the labour market is producing somethin' good in consumer spending. Retail sales have been strengthening since the end of the second quarter, expanding by 1.1% in September - the biggest jump in seven months ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... is to deliver speech to ISDA Annual Australia Conference. In equities news, Wesfarmers' releases its first quarter retail sales results and Newcrest Mining Ltd releases its quarter production report. Amcor, Kagara, GUD Holdings and Nick Scali hold annual ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... per cent and the Nasdaq rose 47.61 points, or 1.8 per cent. The US market was buoyed by the release of encouraging retail sales data for September on Friday that showed a 1.1 per cent rise over the previous month, and that the annual pace of the advance ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... where they were on January 1, while the S&P 500 remains 2.6 per cent down for the year. Analysts were encouraged by retail sales data for September released Friday that showed a 1.1 per cent rise over the previous month, and that the annual pace of the ...

Macq seals landmark $8.7bn admin deal with Perpetual

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... billion platform administration system (PACT). Geoff Lloyd, Perpetual's group executive private wealth and head of retail sales, told Financial Standard the decision to move its inhouse management of PACT outside the group was prompted by the Perpetual's ...

Waiting and hoping

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... divine how treacherous the economic waters have become. Just look at the stats released out of America last week. US retail sales came in flat and below market expectations in August after a 0.3% rise in the previous month. You'll tighten your purse ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... economies, warning that indecision is pushing them back to recession that will be felt worldwide. LONDON - British retail sales fell by 0.2 per cent in August compared with July as rioting across England shut shops and high inflation hit shoppers' spending ...

Investors look for business activity signals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... is to distinguish between short term stock price drivers and fundamental indicators of business activity, such as retail sales, production output, employment demand and credit growth. When you do this you can see how companies highly exposed to export ...