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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
... the story was that lease finance commitments fell by 13.2 per cent on a seasonally adjusted basis. Concerns about the US economy continue with a downward revision of the December quarter GDP figure from 3.5 per cent to 2.2 per cent. The delinquency rate ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
The US economy has continued to receive news indicating some serious danger signs as the second largest supplier of home lending facilities to those with poor credit histories, the New Century Financial Corp, has ceased making new loans and announced ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
... investment banks, and strong earnings from US retailers on strong monthly sales allayed worries about the health of the US economy. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 61.36 points at 12,253.81, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 10.37 points at ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2007
... 0.47 per cent as shares of leading exporters such as Canon were hit by continuing concerns about the outlook for the US economy. The Nikkei ended 79.88 points lower at 16,764.62. HONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips fell 0.73 per cent in volatile trade ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
... the House Budget Committee, Bernanke said Tuesday's sharp stock market drop had not changed the Fed's view that the US economy was sound. In addition, he said there did not seem to be any single trigger for the drop. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2007
... is still at a relatively high level compared to its history over the last couple of years. Some good news from the US economy is that inflation continues to abate with producer prices falling by 0.6 per cent recently.

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2007
... were employed for more than 10 hours per week. The latest estimates from the US Federal Reserve Bank forecasts the US economy to growth between 2.5 and 3 per cent this year following the 3.4 per cent growth last year. This growth forecast is down on ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2007
... President George Bush's call for an extra US$145 billion for the war in Iraq is likely to place a significant strain on the US economy beyond anything that it has experienced in the past.

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2007
... feed back on national inflation and increase the chances of the RBA raising rates later in the year. News from the US economy continues to illustrate the mix of signals that we have become accustomed to with worker productivity increasing in the December ...

Daily Economic Update

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2007
... visitor consumption as well as $US16 billion in tax revenues. It is generally thought that this significant impact on the US economy is a reflection of issues related to the bombing of the World Trade Centre.