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The I word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... looking around and seeing what's happening elsewhere in the economy? So what else is happening? The Empire State Manufacturing Index fell to 2.55 in December after four months of improvement. But more important for the 'I' word, while the prices paid ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... shares are likely to open lower after credit downgrades and warnings directed at several governments, reports showed manufacturing is weak in the UK and Germany, and major US companies announced poor earnings. At 0807 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

We're still in Kansas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... need jobs up 150,000 a month? Sure looks like a long way to go to me, especially when you consider that the ISM manufacturing index is weakening and the non-manufacturing index falling back in contraction territory. So for those betting on a continued ...

Australians as Asians

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
... Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) remained at an 18-month high of 55.2 in November, indicating continued expansion in the manufacturing sector. HSBC Holdings' PMI measure for China was even better - it rose to 55.7 in the month from 55.4 in the October. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
... ($A109.17 billion) into the financial system. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares closed up 1.34 per cent Tuesday on upbeat manufacturing data from China as investor concerns over Dubai's debt problems receded. The benchmark Hang Seng Index gained 291.65 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
... rates at 1430 AEDT. The Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers release their Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index for November. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) issues building approvals data for October and the RBA also issues ...

Seven signs of the end of an empire

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... remaining four factors include growing energy dependency, political corruption, economic financialisation and fall in manufacturing, and a loss of technological leadership. Some signs may not be as prominent as others yet, such as the US being usurped ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... 4,506. In economic news on Monday, the Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) for October will be released. The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute Inflation Gauge for October and ...

Pleasant and nasty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... is matched by one and a half or two positive ones. For instance, a below expectations dip in the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index was offset by a spike in the Empire State manufacturing survey (one) and a drop in initial jobless claims (and a half). ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... showing the number of newly laid-off Americans filing claims for unemployment insurance fell last week. A report on manufacturing in the New York region also topped expectations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 47.08 points, or 0.47 per cent ...