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The good, the bad and the whatever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... there might be any need for such if the data improvement we saw last week continue. Yup, those ones showing the US manufacturing and services sector expanding (ISM indices) in September, consumers buying 8% more cars in the month and construction spending ...

Rewarding wishful thinking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... they have hard, solid evidence to back their move - economic stats came in better than expectations. The US ISM non-manufacturing index came in at 53 in September - better than the 52.8 drop markets expected. While this is down slightly from the 53.3 ...

Bear killer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... 'in sickness and in health' Greece married, is it? Good thing, things seemed to improving in America. The US ISM manufacturing index rose to 51.6 last month from 50.6 in August - better than expectations for a dip to 50.5. This index is a good and reliable ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... Airlines bankruptcy dragged down markets. Despite a brief rally on news that a key indicator of the health of the US manufacturing sector was better than expected, the main indexes ended the day firmly in the red. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was ...

Be glad for A$ weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... the high exchange rate was having a material effect on the competitiveness of a number of industries, particularly manufacturing, tourism and education." The recent A$ weakness, if it persists, would also help to correct this.

Bulls see red

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... the Fed and the World Bank's warnings confirmed these. So did last night's stats that showed China's preliminary manufacturing PMI falling to a two-month low of 49.4 in September from 49.9 in the previous month. So did data revealing that Eurozone's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... performers. Downbeat economic data from China and the eurozone also weighed on global market sentiment. A preliminary manufacturing report from HSBC showed that activity in China had slowed for the third straight month in September. Separately, a survey ...

Waiting and hoping

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... lowest level since 1980 -- from 47.4. This had been at 70 only last May. Then there's the Philly and Empire State manufacturing indices that point to continued contraction in the sector. And that's just in America. I don't think I have to remind everyone ...

Dangerous currents

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... 2011. And speaking of growth, fresh data out of America are nothing to write home about either. The Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index came in at minus17.5 in September from minus 30.7 in the previous month. This is the third negative reading in four ...

Perpetual outsources central data hub

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... hedge funds, insurance companies and pension funds. This comes just four weeks after Perpetual closed its in-house manufacturing of their International Share funds in Ireland and moved across the Atlantic to US firm, Wellington Management Company. A ...