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Positive macroeconomic data and encouraging statements pertaining to the economic outlook by the US Fed strengthened investor sentiment, triggering a rally in major equity markets for the week ended September 18. US retail sales increased 2.7 percent month-on-month to US$351.4 billion in August, higher than the 1.9 percent gain anticipated. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s [...]
An increase in consumer confidence along with the rise in industrial output across key economies reversed the emerging bearish trends of last week as major indices made considerable gains for the week ended September 11, 2009. The preliminary index of consumer sentiment in the US rose to 70.2 in September from 65.7 in August while [...]
General Motors Corporation filed for bankruptcy on June 1, 2009. Despite its global repercussion, equity markets remained buoyant during the week ended June 5, 2009, in anticipation of an economic revival. In the UK, housing prices rose 2.6 percent month-on-month in May 2009, the first since 2002. This led to the expectation of an economic [...]
