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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... said Tim Hoyle, director of research at Haverford Investments. "It reassures you that the economy is going in the right direction," Hoyle said. LONDON - European shares closed mixed and the euro tumbled in choppy trade on Tuesday as fresh jitters over ...

RBA right to cut rates and correct to hold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... whimper. International activity remains highly uncertain. While recent data show that the US is now trending in the right direction, Europe remains in crisis and its economy expected to undergo a mild recession at best. It could vote to keep interest ...

Uncertainty here we come (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
OMG! What in the effing world was he thinking? Just when we thought Europe was moving forward in the right direction, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou had to open his mouth and announce a "referendum" on whether or not his people would accept ...

Another 'should have gone shopping' moment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... or even years to come before we see the tail end of this saga. But like I said before, it's now headed in the right direction and ultimately, it'll get there. And once again, this will be remembered as another episode in financial market history as another ...

Fixville here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... One miscue could take us all back where we started. But last night's accord show that Europe is heading in the right direction. The ride will remain jumpy-bumpy as we head to fixville, but it'll get there... eventually. Look back to, say, the Great Depression ...

FOFA reforms are a soft landing

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
... that's why we have amendments but I am confident that what we have in parliament at the moment is heading in the right direction." Ripoll said that conflicted remuneration was at the core of FOFA and that with professional status comes responsibility. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... out of Europe, definitely that's helped a little bit but it wasn't good enough," he said. "It's a step in the right direction but I think everyone's a little bit frustrated with the snail pace (at which Europe is acting to resolve the eurozone debt crisis)." ...

QE3 - yes, no, maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... next. The less volatile four-week moving average of claims fell to 423,250 from 427,000 - it is heading in the right direction but still above the 400K that is regarded as the magic number that would reduce unemployment. Point for QE3. US retail sales ...

Same time last year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... at the International Monetary Conference in Atlanta, Georgia our friend Ben said: "Although it is moving in the right direction, the economy is still producing at levels well below its potential; consequently, accommodative monetary policies are still ...

Poor standard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... This is not an accusation nor am I a conspiracy crackhead, just thinking out loud. The economy is heading in the right direction too with another report out overnight suggesting that the US housing market is joining other advancing activity indicators ...