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Which way USA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... referring to when he made that now famous "unusually uncertain" economic outlook? Initial estimates by the US Commerce Department showed that USA Inc. grew at annualised 2.4 per cent in the June quarter. This is a little less than consensus expectations ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... slowdown in the US economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell one per cent immediately after the Commerce Department reported that US economic growth declined to 2.4 per cent in the second quarter from a upwardly revised 3.7 per cent in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
... the April-June quarter, to be released Friday. There was little to help traders get that clarity Thursday. The Labor Department said initial claims for unemployment benefits dropped by a modest 11,000 to 457,000 last week. That's slightly better than ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... refrigerators and computers -- decreased by two billion dollars, or one per cent, from the previous month, the Commerce Department said. LONDON - European stock markets closed narrowly mixed on Wednesday, consolidating recent gains after weak US data ...

House call

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
... expectations for a gain to 310,000 units. It suggests that buyers may be purchasing property again. After all, the Commerce Department report also notes that sales in all regions -except for the West - increased. The median price fell by 1.4 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... manufacturing activity in the northeast, while the Fed reported modest growth in industrial output nationwide. The Labor Department said first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, but that was largely due to seasonal factors. The Dow ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
... Priorities for Australia. Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their joint survey of consumer sentiment for July. The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations releases its vacancy report, based on a survey of skilled job vacancies ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... the markets, climbed 9.98 points, 0.94 per cent to settle at 1,070.25. Investors picked up bargains after the Labor Department said new claims for US unemployment benefits dipped more than expected last week. Initial claims fell to 454,000 in the week ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... broad-market S&P 500 index lost 3.34 points (0.32 per cent) to settle at 1,027.37. Before the opening bell, the Labor Department said initial claims for jobless benefits rose to 472,000 in the week ending June 26, an increase of 13,000 from the previous ...

EOFYS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... exchange rate. But I won't hold my breath on this one. In any case, the father of the leading index - the US Commerce Department - itself, said that, "This correction doesn't affect our outlook for the Chinese economy... growth was not likely to accelerate ...