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Smackdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... The latest update from the Conference Board's consumer confidence index is the latest addition to these auspicious indicators. US consumer confidence jumped to 70.8 in February from 61.5 in the previous month and against expectations for a 64.0 reading. ...

Thrilla in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... Dow and the S&P 500 closing 0.4% up. And why not, when latest stats add to the continued flow of better-than-expected indicators we've seen over the past few months. US jobless claims steadied at 351,000 in the week ended 18 Feb, the least since Macrh ...

The majority is wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... the cash rate" Stevens and his Board's recent assessment. "Growth in China has moderated as was intended, but on most indicators remained quite robust through the second half of last year. "...recent data from the United States suggest a continuing moderate ...

The light, the light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... average hourly earnings have increased by 1.9 percent." But for those who've been religiously monitoring the partial eco indicators released over the past few months, the jobs writing was already splattered all over the wall - it is a lagging indicator ...

Bold predictions of US recovery

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... Economists Forum heard this week. Dr Bob Baur, chief global economist for Principal Global Investors pointed to positive indicators in employment, public spending, housing and strong private sector balance sheets as evidence for optimism. "We would view ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... weekly jobless claims, although the four-week average is still trending down. Combined with the Fed's comments, the indicators pushed investors to snap up stocks, the euro, emerging markets currencies and commodities. Britain's FTSE 100 rose 1.3 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... which showed that a sharp slowdown in the last quarter may be easing, at least in Germany and France. A series of US indicators on jobs and activity, especially a sharp drop in new unemployment claims, were welcomed after heavy losses on Wednesday sparked ...

UBS: Stocks gaining momentum

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
Consumer and domestic stocks may be making a comeback as cyclical indicators improve, according to UBS's chief economist. Scott Haslem, chief economist for UBS Investment Bank in Australia discussed the cyclical developments of the local economy in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... contract was down three points at 4,295. In economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases business indicators for the September quarter. The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge for November is also released. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... during the Thanksgiving weekend - a make-or-break time for many retailers. The retail numbers add to a growing set of indicators, including steady drops in the number of applications for unemployment, that suggest the US is far from the second recession ...