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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... run" on Tuesday. "I think we'll be treading water for the remainder of the week ahead of key Chinese data and US retail sales, which are the focus of the global market," Ms Saly said. "The fact we are only slightly weaker is quite positive and it is ...

Wall Street beauties

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... 'softened' economic conditions." Last month only nine of the 12 regions reported "modest" improvement. Pretty. US retail sales rose by 1.6 per cent in March -- better than market expectations for a 1.2 per cent rise -- and 7.6 per cent higher compared ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... earnings season underway. The markets started their upward journey in early trade, receiving a jolt from news that US retail sales rose in March for the third consecutive month, by a greater than anticipated 1.6 per cent. Markets were also boosted by ...

Don't know where to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... week that told us the same story. But the week is not over for Wall Street yet. It'll be a big one tonight with US retail sales, consumer confidence and business inventories slated for release. We may finally see some real direction. But then again ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
... weekend offshore trading. While Wall Street finished higher after investors were buoyed by better-than-expected US retail sales figures, the price of oil and gold eased. At 0755 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket is likely to open higher on Tuesday after stronger than expected US retail sales sent stocks and commodities higher. At 0747 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was up 40 points at ...

Carpe Diem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... fiscal year earnings outlook. The good news does not end here. Economic reports also provided pleasant surprises. US retail sales had never been expected to rise in September especially with the ceasing of the 'cash for clunkers' program. But the fall ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... closed up 61.58 points, or 1.64 per cent, at 3813.79 points. TOKYO - Asian markets rallied on better-than-expected US retail sales released Tuesday and the Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke comments that the world's biggest economy was likely out of recession. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after strong US retail sales figures boosted confidence in an economic recovery. At 0723 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 21 points at 4568. In ...

It's coming true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... We have to leave some crumbs for the bears to munch. US stats released overnight were broadly on the weak side. US retail sales fell by a more than expected 0.1 per cent in July after rising by 0.8 per cent in the previous month. This result had been ...