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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... billion ($A42.91 billion). The deficit was slightly more than the $US38.5 billion that had been expected by analysts, the Commerce Department said. A rise in imports to the United States was seen as another sign of a slow, but growing, economic recovery. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... In equities news, National Australia Bank Ltd chief executive Cameron Clyne addresses an Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Melbourne, and the case involving failed broker Opes Prime is listed in the Supreme Court, also in Melbourne. In ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... closed higher on Monday after figures that showed an increase in consumer spending boosted confidence in the economy. The Commerce Department said consumer spending rose 0.3 per cent in February, which was above market expectations of a 0.1 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... Melbourne Institute releases its Household Saving and Investment Report for the March quarter, and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Westpac issue their survey of industrial trends In equities, outdoor equipment and clothing retailer ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... had been modestly higher at the start of trading on Friday after a surprising increase in February retail sales. The Commerce Department said retail sales rose 0.3 per cent last month. Analysts had expected a drop. A weaker report on consumer sentiment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... to the US government's report of a drop in company inventories during January, despite fading late in the session. The Commerce Department said wholesale inventories fell 0.2 per cent in January after falling one per cent in December. But company sales ...

AMP appoints head of infrastructure

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... London and has been leading Foreshore Global Capital. Pahari is admitted as a solicitor in Sydney and holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Law from the University of New South Wales and Master of Laws in International Business and Tax from the ...

Data data everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... surprising given the mixed indications provided by latest US data. Bad data. US consumer confidence - as measured by the Commerce Department - dropped big time in February. US property market still in thick in the woods. New home sales fell to record ...

Positive spin to bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... 10 months. Borrowing from Croc Dundee, "you call that a reason to sell?" "This is a reason to sell." Last night, the Commerce Department reported a drop in new home sales. Oh sorry...it wasn't just a drop, it was a tumble to record lows and lower the ...

Good news day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... gain in the previous month. Expectations were for only a 0.7 per cent gain. Housing? There's good news there too. The US Commerce Department reported that housing starts increased by 2.8 per cent in January to 591,000 units annualised in January versus ...