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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
... dwelling unit commencements data for March, and Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their Indexes of Economic Activity. The Australian Office of Financial Management is to auction $500 million of the March 2019 bond line. In companies news, Insurer ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... is to release data on construction work done in the March quarter. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of economic activity for March is due. The Australian Office of Financial Management will auction $500 million worth of April 2020 Commonwealth Government ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... week because of concerns that cost-cutting measures in countries like Greece, Spain and Portugal would slow economic activity on the continent and elsewhere. Now stock investors are also looking at those problems. Investors worry that the spending cuts ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... releases its jobs vacancy report for April, and Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their indices of Economic Activity for March. The Australian Office of Financial Management conducts an auction of $700 million of April 2020 bonds. In corporate ...

Wall Street beauties

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... overnight. Beautiful. The latest Beige Book survey reporting that 11 of the Fed's 12 regions stating that "Overall economic activity increased somewhat since the last report across all Federal Reserve Districts except St. Louis, which reported 'softened' ...

Business cycle dating

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... actual indicators and does not rely on forecasts in making its determination of the dates of peaks and troughs in economic activity." Which is why it takes the Business Cycle Dating Committee a long, long time - 12 to 18 months - before it certifies ...

Strong one, says yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... long-dated US Treasuries and short-term interest rates. And a steep yield curve is a good predictor of strong economic activity. "Those who don't learn from history..." In early 2005, former Fed chief Alan Greenspan talked about an "interest rate conundrum" ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... claims fell last week. The Conference Board says its index of leading indicators rose. That points to increasing economic activity. The Dow settled 45.5 points higher, by 0.42 per cent, at 10,779.17. It now has risen on eight straight days. The Standard ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
... commencements for the December quarter 2009, and Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their Indices of Economic Activity for March. In equities news, department store David Jones Ltd releases first half results. In Australia on Tuesday, late gains ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... continues to grow at a slow pace. The Fed said in its Beige Book business survey for January and February that economic activity in nine of its 12 districts has improved but gains were modest. The Fed's assessment dampened some of the enthusiasm that ...