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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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
... Economics releases a report on its review of the Reserve Bank of Australia's 2008 Annual Report. The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry releases its small business survey for December quarter. The RBA releases minutes of its February 2 board ...

Financial services execs gain Aus day honours

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... Order of Australia - Companion (AC) in the general division. Argus received the award for his service to business and commerce in the mining and finance industries and his promotion of philanthropy. John Curtis, deputy chair at Westpac Group and chair ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... consider official interest rates. It is to announce its decision at 1430 AEDT. The Commonwealth Bank-Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry business expectations survey for the December quarter, and the National Australia Bank monthly business survey ...

Taggart receives OAM

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... Board and also the Education and Professional Standards Committee. He is also a board member of the Cumberland Chamber of Commerce. He founded the financial advice business, the Taggart Group, in 1987 and received his doctorate in business administration ...