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The death of QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... indicates that the outlook for the US economy remains foggy. ISM non-manufacturing index came in better than expected but factory orders disappointed. However, the more important labour market stat - the ADP private payrolls report - disappointed. This ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... economic data just before the market opened, including a stronger-than-expected on-month rise of 1.7 per cent in April factory output. But the industrial data rise was tempered by other figures showing that the export powerhouse remained mired in deflation. ...

It's the headlines, you twit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... structural adjustments". Headline: "Euro-Area April Manufacturing, Services Contract". First par: "Euro-area services and factory output shrank for a 15th month in April as the currency bloc struggled to emerge from a recession, adding to pressure on ...

May's not far away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... course, there's the slump in gold and other commodities and the price of carbon (interpreted as slowing demand equals lower factory and business operations equals reduce CO2 emissions equals less demand for carbon credits). Wall Street's down again last ...

China's coming soft landing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... watcher and chief investment and market strategist at GlobalFX, Greg McKenna, observing yesterday that: "[China] growth in factory output was up 10.1% year-on-year at an eight month high in November. Retail Sales were also out and showed a 14.9% rise ...

Quality could replace China volume-play

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... away from the economic beacon of Shanghai, "but now with the road, and the rail lines, it is getting better." Housed in a factory in Taicang, are high-end machines owned by German component makers EGO. EGO's heating components are in 60% of applicable ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... a third straight monthly contraction in US manufacturing activity. The disappointing US data followed poor numbers on factory activity from Asia and Europe, but dealers looked forward to a European Central Bank (ECB) meeting, optimistic there would be ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... to 2,047.52. There was fresh evidence that global headwinds were dragging on the Japanese recovery, with data showing factory output unexpectedly fell 1.2 per cent in July, while the strong yen also hurt exporters. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index rose ...

Known knowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... sees no growth this year and only 2.0% over the next two years (from 2.5% estimated only three months before), German factory orders dropped by 1.7% in June (more than twice as much as the 0.8% fall) and Spanish 10-year bond yields have risen again. ...

IMF issues buy order

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... its current policy setting "remained appropriate". Neither is it last night's better than expected US data releases on factory orders and car sales and most definitely not because we've seen the backside of the European debt crisis. This indicator, Virgie ...