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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... closed up 61.58 points, or 1.64 per cent, at 3813.79 points. TOKYO - Asian markets rallied on better-than-expected US retail sales released Tuesday and the Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke comments that the world's biggest economy was likely out of recession. ...

Three wise men - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... for clunkers' program had always been expected to boost retail spending - but no one expected it to be this big. Retail sales jumped by 2.7 per cent in August - markets expected a 2 per cent rise - after dipping by 0.1 per cent in the previous month. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after strong US retail sales figures boosted confidence in an economic recovery. At 0723 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 21 points at 4568. In ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
... Union. The Australian share market closed flat on Wednesday, giving up early gains after the release of disappointing retail sales figures. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had dropped 1.6 points, or 0.04 per cent, to 4522.2, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Ex-Macquarie sales head jumps to HSBC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
HSBC Bank has appointed former Macquarie Funds Group head of retail sales Geoffrey Pidgeon as head of wholesale wealth management within its global investments business in Australia. As head of wholesale wealth management, Pidgeon will be responsible ...

Fear not a rate rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... exports grew by 2 per cent (rising global demand) and imports increased by 2.3 per cent (rising domestic demand). Retail sales dipped by 0.1 per cent in June but not after a strong 0.8 per cent gain in the previous month. The unemployment rate dipped ...

It's coming true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... We have to leave some crumbs for the bears to munch. US stats released overnight were broadly on the weak side. US retail sales fell by a more than expected 0.1 per cent in July after rising by 0.8 per cent in the previous month. This result had been ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher after US stocks gained, despite disappointing news on retail sales and jobs. Higher precious metals and oil prices are expected to lift the local bourse, too. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Higher...higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
... "Great Recession" since the "Great Depression?" Australia's monetary and fiscal stimuli are working. While nominal retail sales fell by 1.4 per cent in June after rising by 1.0 per cent in the previous month, the volume of retail spending - the one which ...

RBNZ could go zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
... that bad. However, nothing could be further from the truth. Australian domestic demand - indicated by recent strong retail sales and housing finance data - is starting to gather upward momentum. And the worst thing that could happen is for consensus ...