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Down on old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
What really was Moody's intention in announcing that it may downgrade Spain's credit rating last night? Is it Moody's way of proving that it still matters? That it could still move markets? According to Bloomberg, "US stocks fell, extending the first ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... China were lower than expected, that economy remained strong. "We had the double whammy with the sell off in the US last night, slightly slower Chinese growth numbers than we expected but we still think those numbers are very good," Mr Kimber said. Growth ...

Waiting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... headed for a recession. This is underscored by the continued flow of mixed messages out of the US. There was good news last night. The Commerce Department reported that personal income, personal spending and personal savings all increased in May. Read ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... sectors such as financials, consumer discretionary and materials were hurting the most. "The leads from the US were weak last night with concerns reappearing about Europe," Mr Potter said. "There are also concerns the regulatory changes with financials ...

Waiting to see

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... spark for a massive sell-off led by US homebuilders. But nay, the Homebuilding index actually increased by 2.7 per cent last night. Last night's data may have been worse than expectations, but everyone and his uncle already know that housing would trip ...

To spend or not to spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
... among others - have embarked on deep fiscal austerity measures. China, Japan and Canada are also in this camp. And just last night, the United Kingdom upped the tempo. Swept into power by its pledge of fiscal austerity, the UK's Conservative-led Coalition ...

Toot those Vuvuzelas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010

Moody's cries boo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... Greece's forehead if only because it's better that they err along with their peers, than err alone. What the events of last night highlight though is that investor sentiment remains fragile, that it doesn't take much - even old news - to send them on ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... employment data on Thursday. "It's a very refreshing bounce," Mr Bishop said. "The Americans felt better about things last night, and our unemployment figures improved out of sight, and we've forgotten about the resources super profit tax for the morning." ...

Mood change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... Wall Street just decided to focus on the filled portion of the half-empty glass. Take a look at the US stats released last night. Jobless claims dropped to 456,000 in the week ended 5 June. This is higher than the expected fall to 450,000 claims and ...