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Lookin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
... the Eurozone economy grew stronger than originally measured. Eurostat revised its initial estimate of euro area real GDP growth from 1.7 per cent in the year to the second quarter to a faster expansion of 1.9 per cent. Not only that, it also upgraded ...

Numero Dos

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... structure based on 85 yen to the dollar, that would be disastrous..." And if you think Japan's second quarter real GDP growth was bad, try factoring out the effect of falling prices. Conventionally, inflation is taken away from nominal GDP to arrive ...

Weak old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... there was that big contribution from inventories to GDP growth in the second quarter. Speaking of second quarter real GDP growth, haven't we already seen these numbers in one form or another when the US National Accounts report was released last week? ...

Just a typical pause

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
... still waiting US National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Business Cycle Dating Committee to mark the end. US Real GDP Growth 1990 Recession.....................2001 Recession...........................2007 Recession....................Q/Q.......Y/Y..................................Q/Q.........Y/Y..................................Q/Q.........Y/Y ...

Waiting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... these numbers been interspersed with reports that point in the opposite direction. Last week saw US first quarter real GDP growth revised lower to an annual rate of 2.7 per cent, revised lower from the 3 per cent in the second estimate, revised lower ...

Mood change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... America is consuming less "made outside the USA" products. Trade detracted around 0.7 percentage points from US real GDP growth in the first quarter. The way it's going - particularly given the US dollar appreciation - net exports would also be a drag ...

No pleasing Mr. Market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... markets with Big Ben's confirmation for a second term at the Fed's helm. US GDP. At some other point in time, US real GDP growth of 5.7 per cent would have set off alarm bells. Hey, we're growing too hard and fast, hit the brakes would be what we'll ...

Trick or treat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... economy handed it a treat last Thursday in the form of a better-than-expected 3.5 per cent annualised growth in US real GDP growth in the third quarter. Ahhh...all is well. The US economy is back to growth. But Halloween is not otherwise known as the ...

Lucky, lucky, lucky

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
... spreadsheets - upping their growth estimates -- to ensure that at least they come close to the actual Australian real GDP growth result for the second quarter. But whether they do or not is moot. The second quarter is passed. And given the partial indicators ...

ADB pours $240m to worst hit nations

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... revenue. In Armenia, real gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to contract by 9.5 per cent in 2009. Tajikistan's real GDP growth for 2009 is expected to be zero, down from 8 per cent in 2008. In Georgia, a loss of investor confidence and a slump ...