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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... stocks fell in afternoon trading after the government reported surprisingly weak retail sales figures. The Commerce Department said retail sales rose for the seventh straight month in January, but the increase was the smallest since June. Retail sales ...

USA is going A-OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... not, US consumers are again opening their wallets. They've regained confidence. Just look at the latest US Commerce Department report on consumer sentiment. And if you still doubt this, look at the University of Michigan's consumer confidence measure ...

Speck of sand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... their finances as we've seen recently in the improvement in the consumer confidence measures calculated by the Commerce Department and the University of Michigan. They're no longer scared of dipping into their savings. Reports that the Chicago Purchasing ...

Thanks but no thanks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... overnight. More important because it confirms that the economy is waking up from its summer slumber. The US Commerce Department reported that retail sales jumped by 1.2 per cent in October - better than expectations for a 0.7 per cent rise - to stand ...

Fortune cookie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
... that went on in Wall Street last night. The US equity market closed almost as flat as pancake after the US Commerce Department released the latest update on retail sales that - once again - could be interpreted any which way that tickles your fancy. ...

A friend like Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
... in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on 27 August 2010. Wall Street stopped... listened... and rejoiced. Neither the US Commerce Department's slicing of its second quarter GDP growth estimate to 1.6 per cent from 2.4 per cent nor Intel's revenue warning got the ...

Cards for houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... buy old houses with their own money. We saw this again last night. They don't want to buy new houses. The US Commerce Department reported that new home sales fell by 12.7 per cent in July to an annualised rate of 276,000 units - the lowest on record ...

Weak old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... the only word to describe last night's economic data releases out of the America. US consumer no spend. The Commerce Department reported that personal spending showed no growth in June - lower than the expected gain of 0.1 per cent and follows a 0.1 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... confirmed the economy ended the April-to-June quarter on a weak note. Personal spending was unchanged in June, the Commerce Department reported. It was the third straight month of lacklustre consumer demand. Incomes were also flat, the weakest showing ...

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 ...