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US data says...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... (52.8 percent) is annualized, it corresponds to a 3 percent increase in real GDP annually." Then there's US construction spending and there's no argument with its indication -- it was strong. Construction spending went up by 2.2% in April following an ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... Jones Industrial Average gained 102.75 points, or 0.58 per cent, to 17,879 points following a rise in US construction spending and encouraging auto and Cyber Monday sales data.

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was up three points at 5,293. Total US construction spending rose to an annual rate of $US971.0 billion ($A1.1 trillion), 1.1 per cent above the revised September figure. The increase ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... than expected going into the year-end holiday shopping season. But the Commerce Department reported that US construction spending fell a second straight month in September, for a 0.4 per cent annual decline, surprising analysts who expected a pick-up. ...

Improving picture paints a taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... and by US$10 billion withdrawal each (how much) for MBS and Treasuries. And last week's data was good. US construction spending and motor vehicle sales came in better than market expectations. The ISM manufacturing index peeked back up into expansion ...

May Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... April - bad for omen for retail spending because car sales account for 19% of overall retail sales. Nasty US construction spending print too - it fell by 1.7% in March, erasing February's 1.5% gain (and then some) and disappointing predictions for a ...

Tell someone who cares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... expectations of 51.8 and the previous month's reading of 50.8. There was the Commerce Department report that US construction spending rose by 0.8% in October - the third straight month of gains. These reports add to recent stats pointing the US farther ...

Double positive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
... month. Where's your double-dip now, ey...punk? The financial press didn't even bother mentioning that US construction spending fell by 1 per cent in July - the third straight monthly decline. If they did, it was buried deep way down several paragraphs. ...

More worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... above the 50 expansion/contraction line and ahead of market expectations for a fall to 59. Similarly, US construction spending increased by 2.7 per cent - more than forecasts for a flat reading. And did you read about the Bank of Canada doubling its ...

La de da de da

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... week? You tell me. Personal spending gained by a stronger-than-expected 0.5 per cent in January. Next. US construction spending fell by 0.6 per cent in January and 9.3 per cent over the year - the 40th straight month of annual decline. But who cares? ...
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