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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
... Australia's trade gap is likely to improve going forward given continued strong growth in China and the on-going economic recovery in Japan. Overseas, the US Conference Board's consumer confidence index dropped to 103.2 in May from 109.8 in the previous ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2006
... than five and a half years as investors bought Mizuho Financial Group and others after a survey showed Japan's economic recovery is continuing. The Nikkei finished up 273.65 points at 17,333.31, its highest close since July 2000. HONG KONG - Hong Kong ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2006
... per cent as the Bank of Japan's decision to end its ultra-easy monetary policy underscored optimism about the economic recovery, but data showing weaker-than-expected machinery orders limited gains. The Nikkei was up 78.72 points to 16,115.63. For the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2006
... steel stocks and others with high dividend payments lured buyers and bank shares rose on optimism about the economic recovery. The Nikkei rose just 5.81 points to close at 16,101.91, up 388.46 on the week. HONG KONG - Stocks rose to their highest this ...

Soon to be merged Deutsche trusts report annual results

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2004
... The trust said its outlook for the 2004/05 first half was positive, as white collar employment and the global economic recovery gained momentum. Retail, office and industrial property manager Deutsche Diversified Trust said net profit for the 2004/05 ...

Fatter profits at European banks could feed takeover ambitions

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2004
... British, French and Spanish banks in particular have one after another reported firm profit growth thanks to economic recovery which has helped their business and lowered the need for provisions against bad loans. British banking group HSBC posted a ...

Market wrap

... release of weaker than expected jobs data sent Wall Street lower as traders reassessed the outlook for the US economic recovery. The weak data release also undermined the US dollar, firing the Australian almost 1 cent higher from Friday's range to US$71.35 ...

Japan's industrial output rises slightly in March, stronger growth ahead

... rose only marginally in March but should power ahead in the coming months on the back of the nation's solid economic recovery, economists said yesterday. The trade ministry said March industrial production rose 0.1% after adjustment for seasonal factors ...

A$ drops against greenback

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2004
... sales rose 1.8 per cent in March, a much better than expected result, was taken as a confirmation that the US economic recovery was progressing. A strategist said this data had sent the US dollar sharply higher and the Australian dollar lower. "Expectations ...

OECD says recovery slowing in US, eurozone

Economic recovery is on track in the worlds biggest industrialised countries but is slowing somewhat in the United States and the eurozone, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said today. The OECD said its composite leading indicator ...