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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... indicator is the most visible sign yet that investors believe the economy is indeed recovering from the financial crisis and recession. The rally was fuelled by upbeat earnings reports from chip maker Intel Corp and banker JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPMorgan ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... address the Australian Business Economists with a speech entitled, "Evaluating domestic fiscal policy during a global recession". In equities news, The Australian Gold Conference begins in Perth, while the annual Longwall Mining Operator's conference ...

Our fearful trip is done

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... guide and prevails, this provides further confirmation that USS America has sailed passed the treacherous waters of recession. New claims have declined by 18 per cent from its peak in April 2009. Jobless claims fell by 15 per cent from their peak before ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
... The International Monetary Fund said in its major half-yearly report that the world economy is recovering from steep recession but the crisis is not over as unemployment rises and banks remain weak, London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed 86.09 ...

Liquidity flow versus trade flow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
... would ebb on stimuli exit. Trade flows are softening but could rebound as one by one economies dig themselves out of recession. Which one would prevail? Scared of being in or afraid of missing out?

The long and short of bulls and bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009
... pre-GFC. But we still had bull markets. Debt has not been able to go back to sustainable levels because each time a recession or a market crash ensue, central banks and governments intervene. The same is happening now. The bull market will continue while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... economic activity on Monday further validated Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's pronouncement last week that the US recession was "likely over" from a technical standpoint. The Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators increased 0.6 ...

Wealth effect turns positive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
... find one and ultimately become a drag on economic growth. The same risk was also clear and present during the 1990/91 recession -- it didn't stop the economy from growing and the stock markets from jumping did it? And shortly after, unemployment rates ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... to continue on from Wednesday's strong gains after positive economic data added to evidence the US has emerged from recession and extended Wall Street's rally. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was ...

Three wise men - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... positive at the Brookings Institution in Washington, with US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke declaring that, "The recession is very likely over at this point." But he was not making 'a lot of money' - or at least he didn't say that. Maybe because ...