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Property downturn over: RP Data

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... great deal of uncertainty remains. Such unstable conditions will stand in the way of any dramatic rises in consumer confidence," Lawless said. Sydney has been singled out as the city most likely to show the first signs of improvement. Overall house values ...

Rescue package YES, economy NO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... after a similar 1.7 per cent drop in August. Elsewhere in Europe, reports show Spanish unemployment rising and consumer confidence slipping. And in Italy, the fiscal deficit has risen to 2.6 per cent of GDP in the June quarter from 1.9 per cent in the ...

Consumer outlook slows climate cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... long ago, we saw concerns about the environment and other social issues rating much higher," she said. "Given consumer confidence is at record lows, our immediate concerns have shifted from social to economic." The Sensis Consumer Report interviewed ...

This Week's Movers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... increase to 3.7 per cent from 3.5 per cent in July. The preliminary reading of the University of Michigan consumer confidence index is anticipated to go up to 64 in September from 63 in August. Retail sales for August should pick up by 0.3 per cent after ...

Weak growth confirms RBA cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... in July. The index has been below the 50 expansion/contraction mark for two consecutive months. In the UK, consumer confidence was unchanged at 52 in August - the lowest level since 2004. High inflation levels deter both the Bank of England and the European ...

A$ backpedals

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... sector. And things appear to be improving slightly in the US. Last night, the Conference Board reported that US consumer confidence rose to 56.9 in August, better-than-market expectations for a reading of 53 and higher than the July's 51.9 result. This ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... concerns about the path of Hurricane Gustav sent oil prices higher and offset a better-than-expected reading on consumer confidence. Comments from the Federal Reserve about rising inflation added to the market's unease. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Same old same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... sentiment rebounded in August as we expected. The recent drop in petrol prices supported a 9.1 percent recovery in consumer confidence, taking the index up to 86.2 in August from 79 in the previous month - the lowest level since 1992. The report also ...

Financial woes continue to haunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
... Statitics' Labour Price Index and the Westpac/Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment. Australian consumer confidence fell by 6.7 percent in July and is expected to rebound slightly this month as expectations of an RBA rate cut mounts and on ...

Rate Cut in the Offing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... zero reading from 7 in May. In Japan, markets will be paying close attention to industrial production and consumer confidence. Japan's industrial production fell by 2 percent in the month of June. Meanwhile, consumer confidence is expected to decline ...

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Federal Court calls out ASIC for re-running case on appeal

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The Full Federal Court of Australia has criticised regulators for falling back on appeals to re-litigate cases on a different legal basis than the one run at trial.

Evergreen founder exits Ascalon Capital

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Ascalon Capital has bid farewell to Evergreen Consultants' founder Angela Ashton, shortly after acquiring the consulting firm last year.

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