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This Week's Market Movers (28 Jul - 1 Aug 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... economic data due out for release this week should make for very interesting market movements. Australia: Australian retail sales, building approvals and private sector credit will be released this week. The ABS will report on Australian building approvals ...

This Week's Market Movers (21-25 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... of England will release the minutes from its monetary policy meeting held on July 10 this week, along with UK June retail sales and advance second quarter GDP. The BOE kept rates unchanged at 5 percent at its last meeting. Markets are speculating that ...

Fed Gloom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... "critical" to prevent a long-term rise in inflation. US economic data released last night confirmed America's predicament. Retail sales increased by 0.1 percent in June with sales ex-autos rising by 0.8 percent. Both were less than expectations for advances ...

This Week's Market Movers (14-18 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... US In the US, updates on key growth, inflation and housing indicators are due for release this week. Growth in US retail sales, released on Tuesday, is expected to slow to 0.3 percent in June from 1 percent in May. This is consistent with latest readings ...

ING NZ appoints first Aus chief

CAMERON BOGGS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
... insurance business OneCare over the past four years. Under her helm, ING Australia's in force premium market share in retail sales risk jumped from the sixth rank to the top spot. "In the past four years, Helen and her team successfully launched the ...

NZ economy goes negative

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... "Given that little improvement can be seen in monthly indicators since the first three months of the year-apart from retail sales, which rebounded 1 per cent m/m in April, mainly from imported vehicle sales-there is a chance New Zealand is already in ...

Economy slowing down and speeding up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
... available over the past month continued to suggest moderation in the growth of domestic demand. "These included flat retail sales, declining household and commercial loan approvals, lower growth in housing and business credit, and subdued business and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2008
... 128.7 points, or 2.31 per cent, to 5433.2. NEW YORK - US stocks rose on Thursday after a stronger-than-expected May retail sales report and a $US46 billion ($A48.58 billion) takeover bid for Anheuser-Busch from an overseas rival helped the market recover ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
... at 5,721. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases business indicators data for the March quarter and retail sales data for April. The Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index for May is ...

Home loan fall follows rate hikes

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2008
... second big fall in as many months and Mr Redican said recent data suggested there was little sign of a recovery. "Both retail sales and other housing indicators have been very soft," Mr Redican said. But it was not all doom and gloom, Mr Redican said. ...