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Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on US and European markets following disappointing US home sales and China factory output data. At 0750 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down 49 points at ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... higher after Wall Street rallied on talk of broader monetary stimulus in Europe and good home sales figures. Upbeat US home sales data and speculation that the European Central Bank may buy corporate bonds to tackle slowing inflation rates in the region ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
... confidence in the US increased for the second straight month in June to its highest level since January 2008 and new US home sales in May hit their highest pace since the market crashed six years ago. But the data were overshadowed by concerns over the ...

Dressing the windows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... was, according to one financial journalist - and paraphrased by other financial journalists - because "growth in US home sales and durable-goods orders topped forecasts" (The Age), "amid better-than-estimated data on housing and durable-goods orders" ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... market looks set to open flat after mostly flat trading in Europe and mixed trading on Wall Street after data showed US home sales fell unexpectedly in February and the announcement of the British annual budget. At 0809 AEDT on Thursday, the June share ...

Any which way is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... index fell by 3.3 per cent in February, it was as markets expected anyway. Besides, last week's new and existing US home sales figures suggest that the US housing market is gently heading towards the correct path. For companies, reporting earnings were ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... session on Wall Street, where stocks rallied for a second straight day. That was due to a 10.4 per cent surge in US home sales in October and stronger-than-expected November sales results from US retailers and department stores. European markets also ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... 472,000 in the week ending June 26, an increase of 13,000 from the previous week. Adding to the ill feeling, pending US home sales fell off a cliff in May after the expiry of a deadline to obtain a government homebuyer tax credit, an industry group said. ...

Positive spin to bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
Analyse this! US home sales tumble big time as Wall Street rises. Yes Virginia, the past two days of trading activity on The Street exemplifies the equity market's wild and wacky psychology -- that's if you're watching the daily ups and downs. Yesterday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... gained 27.79 points, or 1.29 per cent, to 2,173.83. LONDON - European stocks rallied, powered by news of a spurt in US home sales and a weakening dollar that underpinned commodities. In London the FTSE 100 index rose 104.09 points, or 1.98 per cent ...
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