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Obama punts on US$300bn jobs package

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... malaise he is wrestling with is 1% GDP growth, a sluggish housing market that is sapping consumer confidence and retail sales figures so low the markets became excited last week when the Census Bureau announced a July monthly increase of just 0.5%. Unemployment ...

Challenger taps CFSGAM head for retirement product

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... much retirement risk," he said. Challenger last Monday reported a stellar growth in annuities with a 56% rise in retail sales growth to $1.46 billion. New annuity products accounted for 35% of flows in the last 12 months. The group's ten boutique partnerships ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... minimum," he said. Traders were waiting on significant economic data due out later this week, including domestic retail sales figures and capital expenditure, Chinese Manufacturing PMI and US jobs data. Mr Waterer said any positive data released this ...

Challenger results prove annuity winner

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
Challenger Limited full year results has revealed a "stellar growth in annuities" with a 56% rise in retail sales growth to $1.46 billion and life cash earnings up 19% to $401 million. Challenger also posted normalised net profit after tax up 7% to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... economy and their outlook for US equities." The focus for the Australian market on Wednesday is the release of June retail sales figures and international trade data. "Retail sales are going to be important because of the recent weakness," Mr Bell sa ...

Perpetual downgraded as FUM redistributed

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... the Perpetual organisation, upon his anticipated return from long service leave. Matt McKinnon, general manager, Retail Sales Australian Equities said at the time that Perpetual were ready with options for Sevior's return. "We are looking at options ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... growth. In a separate report, the government also said an increase in car sales and a drop in gas prices pushed up retail sales slightly in June. Stocks were also held back by a stalemate in Washington over raising the country's borrowing limit. LONDON ...

QE3 - yes, no, maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... direction but still above the 400K that is regarded as the magic number that would reduce unemployment. Point for QE3. US retail sales inched up by 0.1% in June - better than expectations for a 0.1% fall. Point for no QE3. Retail sales excluding autos ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... will be on offshore markets, as China reports its June quarter gross domestic product and the US reports monthly retail sales and inflation figures. On Monday in Australia, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases housing finance data for May. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... stock markets surged on Thursday, buoyed by promising data on US job creation in June as well as a solid gain in retail sales for the month, while commodities prices rose strongly. Private non-farm businesses added 157,000 jobs in June, more than doubling ...