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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
... new homes, which increased in June by 23.6 percent to 330,000 units from a revised May rate of 267,000, a record low. Economists cautioned against reading too much into the increase. Market optimism also came from the US corporate earnings front. As ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... to 454,000 in the week ending July 3 from the previous week's revised figure of 475,000, the department said. Most economists had expected the latest weekly figure to be around 460,000. Sentiment was lifted also by an upgrade to global growth by the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
... executives, said growth in services businesses slowed last month. Its services index fell to 53.8 from 55.4 in May. Economists polled by Thomson Reuters forecast 55.0. A reading above 50 indicates growth. When the markets settled, the Dow was up 57.14 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... unemployment concerns. The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index declined sharply to 52.9 points from 62.7 in May. Most economists had expected a June reading of 62.0. LONDON - European stock exchanges suffered sharp falls, shedding between 3.0 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... Association of Realtors said its index of signed contracts for existing homes rose six per cent, ahead of estimates by economists, and due partly to a rush to meet a tax credit that expired in April. The upbeat report provided some hope on the nation's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... spending rose by the biggest amount in nearly a decade, its 2.7 per cent April gain the largest since August 2000, after economists forecast spending would be flat. And the Institute for Supply Management said its manufacturing index fell to 59.7 in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... also for May. Australian Office of Financial Management chief executive Neil Hyden addresses an Australian Business Economists luncheon. In company news, Iluka Resources Ltd and Calliden Group Ltd hold annual general meetings. Corporate Express Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... publishes the minutes of its May 4 monetary policy meeting. Treasury Secretary Ken Henry delivers the Australian Business Economists' annual post-Budget address. RBA Head of Financial Stability Department Luci Ellis is to address the Australian Financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) also raised the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.5 per cent, which was widely tipped by economists. At the close, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had fallen 48.4 points, or 1.01 per cent, to 4,737.1, while the broader ...

Don't put all eggs in China basket: Gonzalez

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... play out." At the same time, he said the investment opportunity that China presents remains enticing even though some economists and portfolio managers are questioning the country's actual growth rate. "While the actual number might not be right, it ...