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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... investor sentiment turned upbeat that key US economic data this week would show signs of recovery from the prolonged recession. Among the key reports will be June consumer confidence on Tuesday, automobile sales on Wednesday and the unemployment report ...

Black or white - just beat it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
... living under what JM Keynes the 'Paradox of Thrift'. Simply stated, if every person increases their savings in times of recession, aggregate demand will fall, company sales and profits decline, unemployment rises and the economy weakens. It's black. ...

Up yours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... of plenty, was there a single entity which offered its employees one-month's pay if they take a month off? The Great Recession of the 2000s was supposed to be a wake up call for us all. But Citi et al's actions prove that the more things change, the ...

Future lies in present

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
... achieved, it would have happened after the Great Depression of the 1930s. It would have happened after each and every recession the world has experienced. But no, after every suffering and atonement for the sins of the past and vowing not to do it again ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
... cent on Friday but posted its worst week in three months, with jittery investors needing more proof that the economic recession is easing in order to push shares higher. The Nikkei closed up 82.54 points at 9,786.26. HONG KONG - The Hang Seng Index closed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
... investor confidence index hit a three-year high, indicating that Europe's biggest economy could be past the worst of its recession. Germany's DAX gained 0.78 points, or 0.02 per cent, to 4,890.72 points. PARIS - The CAC 40 index fell 5.63 points, or ...

HK investors wary of local market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... firm. "China is still eyeing positive growth of 8 per cent this year. China is likely to lead the world economy out of recession." The index poses six questions to each investor. Questions range from topics about the strength of the local economy, Hang ...

Blame the banks for the crisis

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
The banks are to blame for the global recession, says 83 per cent of the UK population. A new survey from Datamonitor shows 83 per cent of 300 respondents point their fingers at the banks for perpetrating the credit crunch and economic downturn sweeping ...

Spin-a-win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... 200 bps since the lows in late 2008; rising yields prevent quick reparation in the US housing market and extend the recession. IMF global growth forecast. Bulls: The Fund upgraded its 2010 global growth forecast to 2.4 per cent from the 1.9 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... financial system. Analysts had seen this as another sign of hope for the sector and the economy, which has been reeling from recession since December 2007. The market remained worried about rising bond yields that could put pressure on interest rates ...