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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... second-largest point loss ever. Stocks fell on a combination of disheartening economic data, including a big drop in retail sales and a Federal Reserve report that said tight credit conditions are hurting businesses across the United States. The government's ...

Whac-a-mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
... the UK, the headline CPI is expected to rise to 4.6 per cent in August from 4.4 percent in the previous month while retail sales is forecast to decline by 0.5 per cent in August after a 0.8 per cent increase in July. These two indicators highlight the ...

This Week's Movers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... Canada, two of the world's major commodity producers, have been especially hard hit. Australia: Data on employment and retail sales are the key Australian economic releases this week. Recall that last month's surprise 1 per cent fall in June retail sales ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... to fall today after equities in the US slumped overnight on renewed concerns about the economy, as reports showed retail sales and employment are weakening. At 0732 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index futures contract ...

Weak growth confirms RBA cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... in the quarter - the first time in five years -- while consumer spending fell by 0.2 per cent. Meanwhile, Eurozone retail sales fell by 2.8 per cent in the year to July. This followed year-on-year declines of 3.2 per cent in June and 0.4 per cent in ...

NabInvest appoints new retail distrib head

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... Smith to the role of head of retail distribution. Smith will be responsible for the development and execution of the retail sales strategy for nabInvest, including developing relationships within the financial planning industry. He has over 14 years ...

Capex & Credit at the forefront

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 24 AUG 2008
... expected to remain at 4.1 per cent in July. Other data out of Japan this week are updates on industrial production, retail sales, and housing starts. Although markets expect a slight improvement in these indicators, the broader trend remains one of weakness. ...

Dovish RBA minutes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... sharper 16.3 percent decline in the previous month. In the UK, a rise in discount store sales and electronics helped retail sales grow by 0.8 percent in July, reversing the sharp drop posted in the previous month and beating market expectations for a ...

Watching the US$ and commodities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... weakness in its economy. This slowdown will be underscored by the release of the latest update of UK house prices and retail sales this week. The UK Rightmove house price index is forecast to continue the weakening trend in house prices in August after ...

Same old same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... showing a bigger than expected decline in inventories. On the economy, US consumer spending continues to weaken. Retail sales fell by 0.1 percent in July -- first decline in five months -- with sales ex-autos up by 0.4 percent. While these are on par ...