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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
... Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower after US stocks fell as fresh data showed a fall in American consumer confidence. At 0712 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 12 points lower at 4745. In economic ...

Depends on the data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
... taking a break after shopping non-stop for three consecutive months. They are still optimistic. Australian consumer confidence surged to a two-year high in September. Australian businesses are happier as well. The NAB business survey showed confidence ...

FPA 2009 Value of Advice Awards

FPA ANNOUNCEMENT  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
... promoting the professionalism of FPA practitioner members. It is a great opportunity for FPA members to build consumer confidence in the need for valuable financial advice, said FPA chief executive Jo-Anne Bloch. "Many FPA members have stories to tell ...

Almost Per-fecta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... - and voila!...the sector that makes up 70 percent of the US economy is happier. The US Conference Board's consumer confidence index rose to 54.1 in August following an upwardly revised 47.4 in the previous month. The expectations component of the index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
... cent, to 4417.5 points. NEW YORK - US stocks made modest gains to new highs for the year, lifted by strong consumer confidence and home prices data and President Barack Obama's nomination of Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke to serve a second term. ...

Fear not a rate rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... after a strong 0.8 per cent gain in the previous month. The unemployment rate dipped to 9.4 per cent in July. Consumer confidence fell in August to its lowest level since March but remains above the 30-year low hit in November last year. Productivity ...

Fed brawn, RBA brains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
... action this way: "U.S. stocks fell and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index retreated from an eight-month high as consumer confidence trailed projections and companies from Office Depot Inc. to Coach Inc. posted worse-than-estimated results." Bloomberg even ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
... rally helped overcome an early wave of profit-taking. Markets reacted to a weaker-than-expected survey on consumer confidence that was mitigated by positive news from the housing sector and generally strong corporate news. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Agribusiness MIS suffer 77pc drop

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
... of both new and existing investors who have pumped more funds into the sector. "While a significant fall in consumer confidence was expected given recent upheavals in the sector, the extent to which public support, and subsequently agribusiness investment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
... per cent, to 879.13. LONDON - European stock exchanges wilted, dragged down by a disappointing report on US consumer confidence and a fall in oil prices. The London FTSE 100 index shed 31.49 points, or 0.76 per cent, to close at 4,127.17. FRANKFURT - ...