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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... disappointing result" is how Westpac chief economist Bill Evans described the latest reading from its consumer sentiment survey. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment fell by 4.0% to a 7-month low of 95.1 in April from 99.1 in the ...

ANZ reshuffle drops Australian chief economist role

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
ANZ has scrapped the role of chief economist for Australia in a reshuffle of its economics and research team. The chief economist role was held by Ivan Colhoun. ANZ is now working to find him another role within the bank. The company has also has relocated ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... Australian dollar has fallen almost half a US cent following disappointing housing finance data and a soft consumer sentiment survey. At 1200 AEDT, the local unit was trading at 100.73 US cents, lower from Tuesday's local close of 101.16 US cents. Since ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
... expected provisioning for bad corporate debts. US equity markets were mixed following a low outcome for a consumer sentiment survey. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 25 points to 5580.6 while the broader All Ordinaries index had ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... Solar said the release today of Australian housing finance data and the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Survey had little impact on the market.

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... 1.77 million. This follows a fall of 26 per cent over the past seven months. The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment survey rose to 136 index points from 116 a month earlier which is the highest it has been for just over a year. In other news from ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
... index contract was 39 points weaker at 4786. On the day Westpac/Melbourne Institute releases the June consumer sentiment survey while media group Fairfax hosts a briefing on plans for a domestic bond issue. On the equities front Evans and Tate holds ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
... while Roc Oil and Petsec front shareholders. On the economics front the Westpac/Melbourne Institute May consumer sentiment survey will be released, the first such survey to encompass this month's interest rate hike and the budget tax cuts. NEW YORK - ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2006
... while Novera Energy unveils full year earnings. On the economics front the Westpac/Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey for March will be released. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied, sending both the Dow Industrials and the broader S&P 500 indexes ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2006
... expect interest rates to remain unchanged at 5.50 per cent. Also the Westpac/Melbourne Institute February consumer sentiment survey is expected. NEW YORK - US stocks dropped as a sharp slide in crude oil prices dragged down shares of energy companies ...