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Weekly economic round-up

... quarter. The RBA adjusted monetary policy to try to keep inflation to within its 2-3 per cent target band. Australian retail sales, building approvals and the NAB business survey are among the more important domestic reports scheduled for release this ...

AMP boosts Vic and Tas planning team

... Melbourne to support Victorian and Tasmanian financial planners. Rodney Quong, previously senior business developer, retail sales with AXA Australia, joins AMP to oversee the Victorian and Tasmanian leg of the group's planning divisions. Quong's position ...

Weekly Economic Roundup

... corresponding estimate for the previous fiscal year. The strong capex figures are in contrasts with the softer trend in retail sales, declining house prices and flat building approvals. Retail sales rose by a higher-than-expected 0.5 per cent in October ...

Daily Economic Update

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that retail sales rose by 0.5 per cent in October, more than offsetting the previous month's 0.3 per cent decline. This was slightly higher than market expectations for a 0.4 per cent rise. The latest ...

Weekly Economic Roundup

... Domestic economic releases scheduled for release this week will provide investors with updates on consumer spending (retail sales) and business investment (planned and actual capital expenditure). International trade and construction work data are also ...

Daily Economic Update

... and therefore, preserves current views that the Reserve Bank of Australia will remain on hold. In overseas news, US retail sales fell by 0.1 per cent in October with ex-autos rising by 0.9 per cent. This is a strong report suggesting that personal consumption ...

Daily Economic Update

... when it meets on 8 December eased slightly following reports showing that retail spending is slowing. New Zealand retail sales fell by 0.8 per cent in September - the first decline in four months on the back of higher interest rates and petrol prices. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2005
... economic indicators released, investors were looking toward data to be released later this week on inflation and retail sales. Abbott shares sank after a large trial showed its drug to lower blood fats failed to significantly reduce heart attacks and ...

Economic Roundup

... Industry Group performance of services index marked its second consecutive month of decline in October. Meanwhile, retail sales fell by 0.3 per cent in September, bigger than market forecasts for a mere 0.1 per cent decline. The trade deficit also widened ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2005
... component Merck rose after a jury decided in its favor in a liability trial while reports on labor productivity and retail sales lifted sentiment about the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 49.86 points at 10,522.59. The Standard & Poor's ...