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Sentiment slips on oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
... (in the developed economies) and/or actual hikes in interest rates (in emerging markets), lingering doubts over the US recovery, policy mistake and then a hard landing in China, competitive devaluation, trade war, debts, deficits and downgrades, etc. ...

Bad news bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... unlikely it would make a substantial change in the global economic outlook". And so does BoA Merrill Lynch. "The world recovery would be jeopardized if oil climbed to average $115 a barrel this year and $130 next year... Still, that's unlikely because ...

Yakety yak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... jurisdictions... We reaffirm our commitment to free trade and investment recognizing its central importance for the global recovery." Yes, you read right, it was blah... blah and more blah. All talk no action. Oh yes, they did mention food. "Keeping ...

Roubini defects

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... the doubling in American share prices since March 2009. Follow the money. Yes, the Fed's QE is working its magic. The recovery is getting traction and it's raising optimism. So much so that tensions in the Persian Gulf - usually and historically a trigger ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... economist, Darryl Gobbett. On Thursday, the Australian sharemarket closed at a two-and-a-half-year high, propelled by signs of recovery in the US economy and positive company earnings reports. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 8.2 points, or 0.17 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
The Australian sharemarket continued to perform well at noon, buoyed by signs of economic recovery in the US and positive reporting results. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 8.7 points at 4,938.9, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... anticipated its corporate results, which showed half-year net profits surged 72 per cent to $10.52 billion thanks to a recovery in the West and strong growth in emerging markets. In other markets, Singapore rose 0.46 per cent, Taipei edged down 0.10 ...

Trouble not terribly troubling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... speaking about it now. The prophets of double dip have been silenced because recent indicators are showing that the global recovery is picking up speed. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently lifted its outlook for world economic growth to 4.4 ...

Headlining the core

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... for central banks. They're unable (unwilling?) to risk raising interest rates to combat inflation while their economic recovery remains fragile. Alrhough this is not the case for China. There's also the question of whether this recent surge in "headline" ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... Democrats have sparred over how much spending to cut. The worry is that slashing spending could imperil the economic recovery. Bond prices held steady after details of the budget proposal were revealed. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note ...