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Double positive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
... previous month. Where's your double-dip now, ey...punk? The financial press didn't even bother mentioning that US construction spending fell by 1 per cent in July - the third straight monthly decline. If they did, it was buried deep way down several ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... announcement, with investors juggling worries about Europe's debt problems with upbeat reports on US manufacturing and construction. The euro slid as low as $US1.2112, its lowest level since April 2006, before climbing back to $US1.2298. Stocks received ...

Positive contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... AIG/PwC performance of manufacturing index rose to 51 in January on higher demand for coal, transport equipment and construction materials for housing. There now seems to be a positive contagion on the way. Now for the "well, maybe". Politics and politicking ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
... Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) for September is published. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its engineering construction activity data for June. Companies holding annual general meetings include Djerriwarrh Investments Ltd, Agri Energy ...

Rescue package YES, economy NO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... Really! If this is the case, recent stats certainly do not reflect this. Reports out of Europe overnight show the UK construction purchasing managers index (PMI) fell to a record low of 38.8 in September from 40.5 in the previous month. This was to be ...

Capex & Credit at the forefront

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 24 AUG 2008
... investment in the first quarter was dragged down by a 6.4 per cent drop in other selected industries - wholesale, retail, construction, transport & storage, property & business services, finance & insurance - and a 0.6 per cent fall in manufacturing. ...

Daily economic update

... slowdown in the US housing market if the Fed continues to raise interest rates. But while US home sales are weakening, construction spending continues to grow. US construction spending rose by 0.8 per cent in February against expectations for a 0.5 per ...

Recovering house prices to sustain wealth affect

... expected to continue in 2006." Reinforcing this relatively upbeat market view, Rob Mellor, director of building and construction of BIS Shrapnel, added, "Apart from an increase in first home buyer activity, activity from second and subsequent homes buyers ...

Australian business increasingly bullish on 2004

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
... roll on into 2004," she said. "The improving world economy, low inflation, easing drought conditions and a housing construction market that refuses to slow down, all give cause for optimism." She said expectations for post-Christmas sales remained healthy ...

Manufacturing boosted by domestic demand

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
... printing and publishing, wood, wood products and furniture, and machinery and equipment. The weakest sectors were construction material products and clothing and footwear, which contracted in the month. Ai Group deputy chief executive, Heather Ridout ...