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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2006
... Pacifica fronts shareholders. NEW YORK - US stocks rose, helped by a sharp pullback in crude oil prices and strong April retail sales. The Dow Jones industrial average hit a fresh 6-year closing high. Strong earnings from Tyco and Starbucks added to ...

Weekly economic round-up

... expectation remains despite last week's positive activity reports showing bigger-than-expected increases in both retail sales and building approvals in February. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that retail sales grew by a faster-than-expected ...

Daily Economic Update

... housing slowdown looks to be nearing the end. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) latest report shows that retail sales grew by a faster-than-expected 0.7 per cent in February - the third straight monthly increase. This marks the first time in ...

Daily economic update

... expensive petrol prices and an expected increase in the value-added tax. The news in Japan was not so good. Japanese retail sales fell by 1.5 per cent in February, partially reversing the 2.4 per cent rise in the previous month. The fall in retail spending ...

INVESCO opens the new Japan to retail investors

... opportunities. INVESCO's own informal research pointed to a healthy appetite for Asian investment. Mick O'Brien, director of retail sales and marketing, said, "We ran a roadshow over the last month or so around nine of the cities of Australia, and we ...

Weekly economic round-up

... latest update on retail spending and building approvals. Over the past few months, the annual growth in Australian retail sales have rebounded from the lows hit towards the end of last year. The recent correction, albeit small, in crude oil prices and ...

Daily economic update

US retail sales dropped by 1.3 per cent in February with ex autos falling by 0.4 per cent. Expectations were for a decline of 0.8 per cent and 0.5 per cent, respectively. January sales figures were revised up to show a rise of 2.9 per cent from a gain ...

Daily economic update

... could spur the BoJ to raise interest rates - from virtually zero - as early as this year. Meanwhile, New Zealand retail sales were unchanged in January following a 0.3 per cent fall in the previous month. The lower than expected outcome added to signs ...

Daily economic update

... question is will the ECB hike rates further with domestic spending still weak? Recent reports showed that the Eurozone retail sales index fell to 49.6 in February - the lowest level since June - from 49.7 the previous month. Near record high unemployment ...

Weekly economic round-up

... showing signs of softening, consumer expenditure will remain modest in the near term, notwithstanding the latest retail sales report showing a significant rise in retail spending in January. The RBA will not want to nip this in the bud by raising interest ...