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| | | ... target Rio Tinto added $4.06 or 3.07 per cent, to $136.10. Mr Heffernan said the banks suffered because of low consumer confidence due to rising interest rates and the slowing down of the economy. At 1214 AEST Westpac was down 49 cents or 2.37 per cent ... |
| | | | ... course on bargain hunting before retreating again to end with modest declines. The Conference Board reported US consumer confidence plunged in June amid growing concerns about jobs and the economy that have slashed expectations to an all-time low. The ... |
| | | | ... household and commercial loan approvals, lower growth in housing and business credit, and subdued business and consumer confidence. Asset markets were also less buoyant than previously. Labour market conditions, on the other hand, had remained strong ... |
| | | | ... planning business is] going very well. Equally, we're no different to any other financial institution and consumer confidence is not strong," he said. "With the volatile markets all we can do is stick to our mission of offering everyday Australians access ... |
| | | | ... marginally on Friday as a lift in energy shares, buoyed by a strong oil price, was offset by data that pegged consumer confidence at a 28 year low. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 5.86 points to 12,986.80 but the Standard & Poor's 500 Index added ... |
| | | | ... the indicators of the Australian slowdown are already evident. "The first signs of this are already visible. Consumer confidence is declining rapidly and is now at its lowest level in over 14 years, while retail sales are also slowing. The housing market ... |
| | | | The Australian share market was lower at noon, dragged down by consumer confidence figures at their lowest level in almost 15 years. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 10.6 points lower at 5560.9, while the All Ordinaries had fallen 11.8 ... |
| | | | Consumer confidence in the US has fallen to a five-year low, driven by unrelenting negative economic news and the impact on consumption of the perpetually falling US dollar. But institutional investor confidence is up. The consumer confidence survey ... |
| | | | Consumer confidence has plunged 17 percentage points, signaling the economy may be about to slow just enough to allow the Reserve Bank to start dropping interest rates. The news is contained in the latest Sensis consumer report which measures confidence ... |
| | | | ... Statistics releases lending finance data for January and the Westpac/Melbourne Institute release their index of consumer confidence for March. The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations releases its leading indicator of employment ... |
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