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Dangerous currents

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... for a minus 13.4 print. Not only that, New York's general economic index has fallen to its weakest reading since last November to minus 8.8 - more than half the minus 4 markets' expected - from minus 7.7 in August. Similarly, US jobless claims rose by ...

On the verge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... their own devices - the Fed stepped in with more stimulus measures right about this time last year, followed by QE2 last November. It would have been so easy to pooh-pooh Morgan Stanley's fresh fearless forecast if not for negative US stats released ...

Fed move checks markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... commodity markets - which, in turn, puts upward pressure on inflation around the globe. When the Fed announced QE2 last November, Bloomberg reported that, "A group of 23 economists, money managers and former government officials issued an open letter ...

S.O.S

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... declined by 0.2% in June - the first fall in two years - and incomes rose by only 0.1% -- the smallest increase since last November - brought home "the US is slowing" point, particularly as it added to yesterday's disappointing ISM manufacturing index ...

Aspen wins Telstra Super deal

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... Telstra property portfolio returned 10.55% for the financial year to June 30. It acquired a stake in Brisbane Sqaure last November. "Our aim is to build a stable of direct interests in quality buildings with A-grade, long term tenants, which is what ...

Back to cactus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... average of 79.5 per cent. The Empire State Manufacturing Index plummeted to minus 7.8 in June - the lowest since last November - from plus 11.9 in May. Readings below zero signal a contraction in the (New York) state. The National Association of Home ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... Greymouth on Tuesday. NZOG has a 29 per cent shareholding in Pike River, the West Coast coal mine where an explosion last November killed 29 men. The market did not react to the release of the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research's quarterly business ...

Former Count head of research joins Aviva

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... runs a suite of managed funds including in Australian Equities, Australian Resources and Sustainable Investment. Last November, the group expanded into managed accounts with the launch of the Aviva Investors Direct Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs) ...

Liar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
... than the government's own forecast of 12.9 per cent just two weeks ago and Eurostat's estimates of 12.7 per cent last November. In its press release, Eurostat noted that it is "expressing a reservation on the quality of data reported by Greece, due to ...

African bourse on the rise

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... issue to date involving the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KENGEN) Public Infrastructure Bond Offer (PIBO) last November, which raised Kshs. 25 billion (AUD$350 million). This was the first listed bond traded through the country's automated trading ...