| 5 Sep 2008 |  |  |
Markets Today |
| | US stock markets plunged overnight on weak US data and negative market comment, the Dow and S&P down 3%. Aussie SPI futures are down 3.1%. |
| 4 Sep 2008 | | |
Markets Today |
| | US equity markets were mixed overnight, with the Dow up 0.1%, the S&P down 0.2% and the NASDAQ down 0.7%. |
| 3 Sep 2008 | | |
Data Review - GDP growth softens into mid year; right on RBA forecasts; consumers take the brunt |
| | GDP growth of 0.3% for the June quarter was marginally below forecast, growth over the year came in at 2.7% . |
| 3 Sep 2008 | | |
Markets Today |
| | AUD/USD was pummelled in late-Asian/early London trading overnight falling from 0.8534 soon after the expected 25bp RBA official interest rate cut, to 0.8270 (its' lowest in a year). |
| 2 Sep 2008 | |  |
Data Review - Building approvals fall 2.3% in July |
| | Building approvals resumed their downward path in July, falling 2.3% (consensus +0.5%) after the revised 2.2% rise in June. Approvals are down 3.7% over the past year. |
| 2 Sep 2008 | | |
Markets Today |
| | European equity markets declined, weighed down by lower metal prices and an initial lukewarm reception from investors to the announced sale of Dresdner Bank from Allianz to Commerzbank. US had a public ... |
| 1 Sep 2008 | | |
Data Review - Inflation eases in August; AiG PMI manufacturing sector contracting in August |
| | Released earlier this morning were partial measures of inflation and manufacturing which both pointed to some further economic slowing and easing in inflaitonary pressures. |
| 1 Sep 2008 | | |
Data Review - GDP likely to print at 0.3% for Q2; Australia's current account deficit plunges and profits soar and not all mining |
| | Australia's current account deficit (Q2) plunged from $A19.84bn to $A12.77bn, from 6.6% of GDP to 4.3% of GDP, the lowest current account deficit for three years. |
| 1 Sep 2008 | | |
Australian Markets Weekly |
| | The market has fully priced a 25bps cut next Tuesday |
| 1 Sep 2008 | | |
What to Watch - Economics |
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| 1 Sep 2008 | | |
Markets Today |
| | US stock markets eased Friday, taking their lead from a weaker IT/Nasdaq sector with Dell shares down 13.8% after their profit report released after the market closed Thursday; the Nasdaq fell 1.8% while ... |
| 29 Aug 2008 | | |
Data Reviews and Releases |
| | RBA credit growth was right on expectations, up 0.5% growth in July and consistent with underlying annualised credit growth headed to single digit growth rates. |
| 29 Aug 2008 | | |
Markets Today |
| | US equity markets were higher overnight, with the Dow up 1.8%, the S&P up 1.5% and the NASDAQ up 1.2%. |
| 28 Aug 2008 | | |
Data Review - Business Investment up-cycle still has life |
| | Yesterday's weaker than expected Construction Work Done (CWD) data were more than countered by today's New Private Capital Expenditure Survey for Q2. |
| 28 Aug 2008 | | |
Markets Today |
| | US equity markets were higher overnight, with the Dow up 0.8%, the S&P up 0.8% while the NASDAQ was up 0.9%. |
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