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Thanks for now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
'Twas another big night on Wall Street as the countdown to Thanksgiving Day begins. And the Fed would have it no other way. But first let's take a look at the hard data. Give thanks for Americans are again buying houses. US existing home sales jumped ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... cent. Although the report is backward looking, it could provide clues on the nation's economic momentum coming out of recession. Some analysts are concerned that the huge rally since March of some 60 per cent for the broad market has been the result ...

Sell dollars to buy stocks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
Thud! Thud! Thud! This is the sound of my head banging on my desk. For I'm confused - really very confused. Wall Street again dropped big time last night - well to be more accurate, just bigger than the smaller daily falls we've gone accustomed to over ...

Ganging up on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... deflation in the country by making import prices cheaper. And now we also have the Eurozone. Yes, it too came out of recession in the third quarter. ECB President Trichet warned that, "there are still many uncertainties at the global level and at the ...

Mickey money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... to 'this time it's different.' It wasn't. The inverted yield curve ultimately prevailed and manifested itself - a US recession. This time, the YC is signalling an expansion in economic activity. A 'V' one at that! There's still money to be made...for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... consumer confidence. Market sentiment received a boost from a report showing that the European Union finally emerged from recession in the third quarter. In London, the FTSE 100 index closed at 5,296.38, up 19.88 points, or 0.38 per cent, with investors ...

You're dreaming

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... could hear my boss now doing a Darryl Kerrigan, "you're dreaming!") or my job? Australia finally caved in to the pull of recession? Couldn't be, not at a time when the rest of the world is on the mend? Has the RBA got it wrong and Treasurer Swan is right? ...

Optimism may not be enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... in October boosted by reports that Germany and France - the euro area's two biggest economies -- have stepped out of recession in the second quarter and that the contraction in the Eurozone economy as a whole continue to ease. Most are now expecting ...

Job woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... intents, this could be the rallying cry for the 8.2 million Americans that are now unemployed since the start of the US recession in December 2007. I speak, of course, of 40-year old Jason Rodriguez, a former employee of architectural engineering firm ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... a year. Analysts said the report highlighted slow progress in bringing down unemployment as the economy emerges from recession, leaving the market hesitant. LONDON - European stock markets turned in a mixed performance on Friday, with several exchanges ...