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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... though reports of weak sales by retailers at Christmas were backed up by official data today showing a decline in retail sales in December.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... lights out and that is reflected in the retail sector." In other news, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases retail sales figures for December at 1130 AEDT. Mr Heffernan said shares in Telstra Corporation were higher on the back of reports the ...

Shopping till unemployment drops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
... industry watchers are calling "frugality fatigue." The WSJ could use the exact sentence to explain the latest US retail sales report released overnight. According to the US Census Bureau, retail spending increased by better-than-expected 0.8 per cent ...

Wrong answer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... that China raised the reserve requirement ratio last Friday - it's curbing inflation. But it also saw that Chinese retail sales and industrial production accelerated in November - its foot firmly on the gas pedal. The more likely scenario is that China ...

Thanks but no thanks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... because it confirms that the economy is waking up from its summer slumber. The US Commerce Department reported that retail sales jumped by 1.2 per cent in October - better than expectations for a 0.7 per cent rise - to stand 7.3 per cent higher than ...

Recycled fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... recovery. Last week's improved consumer confidence report adds to the better-than-expected results on employment, retail sales, ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing reports. The Reuters/University of Michigan consumer confidence index rose to 69.3 ...

Schroders adds to sales team

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... Kerrie Howard has joined the company as institutional client director, based in Melbourne, while Chris Boyd joins the retail sales team on 1 November as research relationship manager, based in Sydney. Howard has over 25 years of financial services experience ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
... AEDT. In equities news, Ten Network Holdings Ltd releases annual results, and Wesfarmers Ltd releases first quarter retail sales figures. AGL Energy Ltd, Transfield Services Ltd, UGL Ltd and Amcor Ltd hold annual general meetings. On Wednesday, the Australian ...

Challenger buoyed by annuities, boutiques

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... another record quarter for its annuities' business. In figures released yesterday, Challenger revealed record life retail sales of $343 million for September quarter, up 23 per cent sequentially and up 40 per cent on the preceding year. The company's ...

Meaning to the meaningless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
... Investors are simply treading water while they wait for the US Federal Reserve and its QE2. Tomorrow's data on US retail sales, consumer confidence, Empire State manufacturing and the budget statement should provide better indications if we are, in fact ...