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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... Britain's top share index slid, with banks on both sides of the Atlantic hit by fears of more losses, while weak US housing data fuelled concerns for a US economy flirting with recession. The FTSE 100 ended a volatile trading session down 1.49 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... US stocks rallied on Monday as investors snapped up shares of manufacturers and downtrodden banks after more weak housing data bolstered expectations the Federal Reserve will slash rates later this week. At the unofficial close on Wall Street, the Dow ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
... on speculation that the Federal Reserve would cut the discount rate. Earlier in the session, Merrill's loss, grim housing data and poor results from the semiconductor sector had sent the S&P 500 to its lowest since September 18, the day the Fed last ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open firmer today, following New York higher, as upbeat housing data and durable goods orders helped ease anxiety about the economy, boosting investor confidence after weeks of market turmoil. At 0730 AEST ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2007
... Britain's leading shares ended down 0.75 per cent, unable to complete a sixth day of consecutive gains, after US housing data sent shares tumbling into the red. The FTSE 100 closed at 6291.9, down 47.5 points. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 6828.82 ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2006
US housing data released overnight has all but assured another Fed rate hike after its 28-29 June Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. However, weak forward housing indicators put in doubt speculation for a further rate increase immediately ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2006
... Cap Gemini will release the results of their 2006 World Wealth Report. NEW YORK - US stocks were mixed as strong housing data cooled fears about slowing economic growth. The US Commerce Department said housing starts rose in May faster than economists' ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
... has stated that only a few companies has pricing power. Concerns over US interest rates likewise ebbed on weak US housing data. Housing starts fell by 7.4 per cent to 1.85 million units (annualised) in April - the lowest level since November 2004 -- ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2006
... S&P 500 and the Dow Jones industrial average finished a touch higher, amid expectations that weaker-than-expected housing data may give the Federal Reserve reason to signal an end to its campaign of interest-rate hikes. The Dow Jones industrial average ...

Housing finance falling and consumer sentiment easing

... per cent in October and is now 32.0 per cent below the level of a year earlier. TD Securities report stated "the housing data confirm an unrelenting decline in the housing sector. There is little to suggest a near term change in trend in these developments." ...