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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2007
... and the RBA is likely to follow this development in addition to those in the consumer demand world of housing and retail sales. Adding to this inflationary inducing momentum was the DEWR skilled vacancies result for February that rose by 0.5 per cent ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2007
... The continued strength of the labour market will tend to fuel consumer spending and as such it is likely to cause retail sales to maintain the momentum that is has and for the mortgage market to show resistance to the pressure of the interest rate hikes ...

New INVESCO retail rep completes national coverage

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2007
INVESCO has appointed a new retail sales representative for Western Australia and South Australia. Tanya Cherrington leaves Perpetual Investments to become INVESCO's new manager retail sales for the Western Australia and South Australia, joining Matthew ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2006
... to its highest close in more than seven months as exporters including Sony climbed on a weaker yen and upbeat US retail sales data. The Nikkei rose 136.27 points to 16,829.20, rising for the fourth straight session to hit the highest close since May ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... in lost opportunity. The booming Chinese economy has meant more discretionary spending power for the populace and retail sales figures now show that for the year until November they grew by 14.1 per cent. Disposable incomes increased by 10 per cent until ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... couple of decent acquisitions and the market is hot." In New York overnight, stocks edged up as surprisingly strong retail sales data improved the outlook for holiday sales and boosted chain-store shares, while Exxon Mobil Corp and the energy sector ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... of 5461.6 points on November 30. NEW YORK - US stocks inched higher overnight as a stronger-than-expected November retail sales report prompted optimism about retail sector profits, but also raised fresh concerns about rising interest rates. The Dow ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2006
... present level of 6.25 per cent. This may be seen as a consequence of further evidence of a slowing national economy as retail sales remain flat, new motor vehicle sales volatile and softening, a national drought now expected to yield 60 per cent less ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2006
... vehicle sales have been a little volatile after that peak was reached and related consumer demand numbers like the retail sales data have been flat. The other key consumer demand numbers come from the housing industry where evidence is patchy although ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006
... recent uplift in consumer sentiment as measured by the Westpac survey has not been transferred into much buoyancy in retail sales, as indicated by the ABS monthly release of the data yesterday. Retail sales grew by just 0.1 per cent in seasonally adjusted ...