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| | ... adjustment. US CPI inflation Headline consumer prices increased by 0.2% in May, slowing from April's 0.4% monthly gain and lower than expectations for a 0.3% gain. This took the annual rate of inflation down to 1.0% last month from 1.1% in April. Core ... |
| | | ... 5.9% in March. This is confirmed by reports showing that US consumer credit rose by just US$13.4 billion in April, sharply lower than market expectations for an addition of US$18.0 billion and March's US$28.4 billion increase. Japan leading economic ... |
| | | ... raison d'etre for the latest BOJ and ECB QEs and negative interest rates. Tis the reason for China starting to guide the yuan lower (again). Tis the reason behind the US Treasury complaining about the "the [Australian] authorities' public statements ... |
| | | Australia capex Private new capital expenditure declined by 5.2% in the March quarter, lower than the expected 3.0% fall and reversing the previous three-month period's 1.8% increase. Investment in buildings and structures dropped by 7.9% over the quarter ... |
| | | ... price-to-book ratios are now at 30-year lows, a really attractive level from a pure valuation perspective. While lower commodity prices mean lower profit margins for miners, BHP and Rio are ahead of the competition in terms of being able to get resources ... |
| | | ... either. The annual rate of decline in core producer prices accelerated to 0.9% in March from 0.1% in the previous month. Lower price pressure at the factory gate is almost certain to be passed onto consumers, further nullifying the ECB's attempts to ... |
| | | ... by 8.8% in the month of March to an annualised rate of 1.089 million - the lowest since October last year. This is much lower than even the lowest forecast of 1.167 million. So too are building permits, down 7.7% to 1.086 million - the lowest level in ... |
| | | Australian retail sales Retail spending showed no change in the month of February. This is lower than market expectations for a 0.4% lift, marking the third month in a row of disappointing retail sales - up 0.3% in January versus expectations for a ... |
| | | ... US$0.6864. Fresh private sector credit data added to the tailwinds - Fed's easing on the rate hiking rhetoric and recovery in commodity prices - supporting the A$. Total private sector credit increased by a higher-than-expected 0.6% in February - the ... |
| | | ... Europe, slowing economic growth around the world, and slumping commodity prices, especially oil. "Accordingly, inflows were lower in 2015 than 2014, and total assets decreased as global markets posted negative returns," Murphy said. "Whereas US-domiciled ... |
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