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S.O.S

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... particularly as it added to yesterday's disappointing ISM manufacturing index numbers and last week's poor US second quarter real GDP growth result. One thing I could say, it really feels like August 2010 all over again. And we all know what happened ...

Now for the denominator

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... the USA will keep its AAA - deal or no deal. That's it! Finito. Now let's turn our gazes into the denominator of the debt-to-GDP ratio. For as hard as national fiscal managers the world over tries to reduce the numerator (debt), it'd make no difference ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... quarter, a much slower pace than economists had expected. Notably, the government also slashed its estimate for first-quarter GDP growth from 1.9 per cent to just 0.4 per cent. Stock markets later made up some ground but remained depressed as investors ...

It's a deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... become the new focus - or shall I say, the fresh fear -- for investors now that the deal is done. The first estimate of US real GDP showed the economy grew at annualised pace of only 1.3% in the second quarter - lower than market expectations for 1.8% ...

Time for super to step up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... around the world." Superannuation's authority, he said, is that across all its market segments it increasingly contributes to GDP, accounts for a growing share of taxation revenue and employ 400,000 people. This is almost as many people as the mining ...

IFM mandate heats up Poland

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... its investment in the regulated district heating sector. IFM said Poland has strong economic fundamentals with a forecast GDP growth of 4% in the coming years and was an ideal choice as it provides IFM's institutional investors with greater exposure ...

UK should raise state pension age to 70: PwC

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). With the globally familiar problem of an ageing population, the UK's public debt would reach 90% of GDP by 2050 if existing policies were maintained, said PwC in a research paper. To combat the increased public spending ...

Net-net, it's still good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... hard to battle the evil inflation. Or whether its fight is over because recent data show that growth is already slowing - GDP eased in the second quarter and its PMI dropped below 50 in July indicating a contraction in manufacturing activity - and inflation ...

Knights in shining armour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... me standing tall, you'll help me through it all..." China turned around jittery market sentiment after it reported that its GDP expanded by 9.5% in the year to the second quarter. But what's so special about this number? Because it could be the Goldilocks ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
The Australian dollar jumped higher at noon following stronger-than-expected China GDP data. At 1200 AEST on Wednesday, the Australian dollar was trading at 106.21 US cents, up from 105.78 cents on Tuesday. Since 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the local unit ...