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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... Tuesday as sagging American consumer confidence and weak Chinese economic indicators renewed fears that the global economic recovery may falter. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled by more than three per cent before closing down 268.22 ...

World peace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
... it even has a section on other issues and forward agenda that discusses issues such as combating corruption, "green" recovery, energy subsidies, BP oil spill, reducing poverty, etc. Will this be a case of "in trying to please everyone, no on is pleased?" ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
... fears that too hasty a withdrawal of stimulus spending in Europe, in order to reduce deficits, could derail a global recovery. The London FTSE 100 index lost 53.76 points, or 1.05 per cent, to close at 5,046.47 points. BP was among the day's big losers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... US stocks tumbled on Thursday as investors fretted about the Federal Reserve's more cautious outlook on the economic recovery from recession and looming financial reform legislation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 145.64 points (1.41 per cent) ...

Waiting to see

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... tweaks in each of the five paragraphs of "the statement," the message remains the same. Moderate pace of US economic recovery, subdued inflation, threats from "developments abroad" (read Europe), and that ever-present pledge that "The Committee will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... what it called "developments abroad" but didn't mention Europe by name. The Fed says it will hold down rates to help a recovery. The Dow Jones industrial average settled up 4.92 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 10,298.44. The Standard & Poor's 500 index ...

To spend or not to spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
... austerity measures and... guess what? It's advocating more (yes more) stimulus measures to prevent the fragile global recovery from faltering. Else it could produce a "Hoover moment" - referring to the premature fiscal tightening by then US President ...

A stitch in time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... of Morgan Stanley Asia Ltd Stephen Roach, echoed Lardy's sentiment. "This move is a vote of confidence in the global recovery." And then there's Goldman Sach's chief global economist Jim O'Neill's analysis of the PBOC statement. "The Chinese are increasingly ...

AIST alerts regulator on misleading campaign against super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
... super gets dragged into it... we've just come out of the global financial crisis and superannuation funds are on track to recovery. We don't need further instability," she said. Other investment associations ASFA, IFSA and Industry Funds Network couldn't ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... the end of a homebuyer tax credit. A disappointing profit forecast from FedEx also raised questions about the economic recovery. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 4.69 points, or 0.05 per cent, to 10,409.46. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost ...