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Daily economic round-up

... further evidence that the halt in interest rate rises that occurred late last year is reflected in buoyed consumer confidence. The DEWR data for the fourth quarter of 2006 wages for new enterprise agreements showed they increased at an annual average ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2007
... them 38 per cent lower than a year ago. This places them at the level of 1990-91. The University of Michigan consumer Confidence Index fell from 96.9 to 93.3 during January although it is still at a relatively high level compared to its history over ...

Flying high with Pegasus

... earnings outlook for most companies remains strong and continued falling crude oil prices will help underpin consumer confidence. Gold looks poised to breakout to the upside and resource stocks should continue to perform strongly. All in all, this is ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2006
... while the all ordinaries slipped 14.8 points to 5352.9. NEW YORK - US stocks fell on Tuesday as disappointing consumer confidence data overshadowed positive corporate earnings reports. According to latest available date, the Dow Jones industrial average ...

Daily economic round-up

ALFRED SINN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
... petrol prices and strong employment growth. The index increase 3.9 per cent from the August figure, which saw consumer confidence plunged to a five-year low in response to a further increase in official interest rates and climbing petrol prices. Yesterday ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
... cents to $39.37. In the US overnight, the Dow industrials climbed closer to a record buoyed by an increase in consumer confidence triggered by an unexpected rise in August new home sales. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 19.85 points to close ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2006
... overnight on Wall St to help the Dow Jones index to its second-highest close ever, as an unexpectedly big jump in consumer confidence eased investor worries about the effect on corporate profits, of slowing economic growth. The Dow Jones industrial average ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2006
... rose overnight, driving the Dow Jones index to its second-highest close ever, as an unexpectedly big jump in consumer confidence eased investor worries about the effect on corporate profits, of slowing economic growth. A second day of gains in stocks ...

Industry pleads for greater professionalism

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
... 'you don't have to pay me because I've been paid by the pharmaceutical company'." But the issue of falling consumer confidence in advisers was still in dispute for some, with Pearce arguing that the current weight of money flowing into the system was ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
... continued strong growth in China and the on-going economic recovery in Japan. Overseas, the US Conference Board's consumer confidence index dropped to 103.2 in May from 109.8 in the previous month. But this is better than market expectations for a fall ...