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RBA decision to leave rates expected and clear cut: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
... central bank would be focussing on the interplay between how falls in house prices impact on consumer wealth, consumer confidence and consumer spending. "So it is all consumer - that is the critical element," he said He said if house prices fell moderately ...

US jobs confidence adds to recovery optimism

... concerns that soaring gasoline prices, bloodshed in Iraq and a recent pull-back in share prices might dent consumer confidence. The Conference Board, a business group based in New York, said on Tuesday its index of consumer confidence rose to 92.9 in ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2004
The Australian dollar opened higher after a United States report showed consumer confidence was weaker than expected, causing traders to sell the US dollar against most major currencies. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7792/97 compared ...

Consumer confidence at decade-high: index

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
... MasterIndex scale, a strong bounce after two years below its historical average. The MasterIndex has been measuring consumer confidence in Asia and Australia for the past 11 years, and is the longest running survey of its kind in Asia Pacific. Australia ...

Dollars rise, housing downturn risks to growth-funds manager

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2003
... property investment markets, "and the extent and the flow on of that into general markets and consumption and consumer confidence", he said. "And logically it makes sense - we've just gone through a bubble, we've read the headlines, we actually haven't ...

Morning Market Wrap: Greenback gains short-lived

... Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Australian stocks climbed more than one per cent yesterday, as investors bet US consumer confidence would surge following the news and prompt a stock market rally overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 34.9 ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar, bonds weaker at noon

... positive profit forecasts from United Technologies Corp and Coca-Cola Co offset a worse-than-expected reading on consumer confidence. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 34 points to 10,042.16 while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index added 2.93 ...

RBA to hike rates to 5.25 per cent next week: economists

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2003
... they will keep raising rates." AMP Henderson senior Australian economist Bob Cunneen said strong business and consumer confidence data, plus an improving global economy, should see a rate hike. Commonwealth Bank senior economist Michael Workman said ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar drops further, bonds holds offshore price gains

... Surprisingly strong GDP figures out of the US showed an annual rate of 8.2 per cent in the third quarter, and US consumer confidence levels were also up and stronger than expected. The Australian dollar joined other currencies in failing to respond meaningfully ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar opens weaker

... strong GDP figures which showed an annual rate of 8.2 per cent in the third quarter, offshore traders said. US consumer confidence levels were also up and stronger than expected. However most currencies failed to make gains against the US dollar given ...