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A penny saved could spark a recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... tower of strength, that's keeping some semblance of hope in the Eurozone - barely grew in the second quarter. German real GDP inched up by a mere 0.1% in the second quarter. This is lower than market expectations for a 0.5% expansion and sharply down ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... markets since the RBA last met," Mr Waterer said. He expected trading to pick up in the overnight session, as Germany releases GDP data, followed by British inflation data then building approvals figures in the US. The Australian dollar would take direction ...

In a better place

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... the end of 2011. Yet, at this month's board meeting the Reserve Bank of Australia stressed that, "Overall, growth in real GDP through 2011 is now likely to be at about trend. Over the medium term, overall growth is still likely to be at trend or higher ...

Lost GPS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... cover the manufacturing and goods-producing sectors of the economy. The committee also looks at estimates of monthly real GDP prepared by Macroeconomic Advisers." The latest readings from these activity and income statistics are not signalling that a ...

HSBC adds China region exposure to retail market

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... markets in the last few days," said Ian Collins, head of sales in global markets, HSBC Australia. According to HSBC, China's GDP for the year is forecasted to be 8.9% and despite concerns about inflation and a dip in short term international demand ...

Stocks rally hard as Australia deemed a bargain buy

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... as Australia had high interest rates which it could cut and fiscal policy room to create stimulus if needed. "Our debt to GDP ratio is less than 20%, compared with Europe and the US where it is generally greater than 80%," he said. "We have monetary ...

USA no longer AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... should be able to withstand severe level of stress and still meet its financial obligation. Such a scenario could include GDP declines of up to 50%, unemployment levels of up to 20%, and stock market declines of up to 70%." You should start to worry ...

Industry looks to draw line under reforms

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... Peter Maher, chairman, Financial Services Council. Maher noted that while the Australian savings rate had leapt from 3% of GDP in 2007, excluding super, to 11.5% in March 2011, discretionary contributions to super funds in the year to June 30 2010, was ...

Debt crisis not so bad for Latin America

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... they are going through challenging transitions at this moment but their outlook is very positive." "For Brazil, you have a GDP growth of around 4-5%, inflation was the issue but it is getting under control at 5-6%, which would really allow the country ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... States weighed on growth expectations of the US economy and that follows weaker manufacturing data earlier this week and weaker GDP (gross domestic product) number last week. "So you've got more analysts revising down their growth expectations for the ...