Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 51 - 60 of 93 results for "US retail sales"

Second best month of the year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... months. These positive readings are consistent with latest data showing increased American consumer spending. US retail sales rose by 1.1% in September - the fastest pace in seven months - and they're forecast to show another increase when October numbers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... the third quarter and a possible credit crunch. Wall Street advanced on strong corporate earnings and news that US retail sales surged at their strongest pace in seven months in September, at 1.1 per cent, a much bigger advance than the 0.6 per cent ...

Waiting and hoping

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... divine how treacherous the economic waters have become. Just look at the stats released out of America last week. US retail sales came in flat and below market expectations in August after a 0.3% rise in the previous month. You'll tighten your purse ...

QE3 - yes, no, maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... direction but still above the 400K that is regarded as the magic number that would reduce unemployment. Point for QE3. US retail sales inched up by 0.1% in June - better than expectations for a 0.1% fall. Point for no QE3. Retail sales excluding autos ...

Making the data fit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... be delayed until next month. Talk of kicking the can down the road! No (guess, we don't need google for this). US retail sales fell by 0.2 per cent in May. This was supposed to be good because it beat market expectations for a 0.7 per cent drop. American ...

Shopping till unemployment drops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
... industry watchers are calling "frugality fatigue." The WSJ could use the exact sentence to explain the latest US retail sales report released overnight. According to the US Census Bureau, retail spending increased by better-than-expected 0.8 per cent ...

Meaning to the meaningless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
... Investors are simply treading water while they wait for the US Federal Reserve and its QE2. Tomorrow's data on US retail sales, consumer confidence, Empire State manufacturing and the budget statement should provide better indications if we are, in fact ...

Torturing the data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... 74 points seen during previous recessions and so far away from the 90-point level during economic expansions. US retail sales increased by 0.4 per cent in July, better than expectations for a 0.3 per cent rise. How dare it go against a slowdown to double-dip ...

Pause

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... viewed as relatively modest and as not warranting policy accommodation beyond that already in place." Next excuse. US retail sales declined by a bigger-than-expected 0.5 per cent in June following a 1.1 per cent drop in the previous month. Even ex-autos ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... European stock markets also closed narrowly mixed, with investors preferring to take profits on recent gains as weak US retail sales figures, a key indicator, dented confidence. The sharp recovery last week, helped by strong results from US chip giant ...