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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... day," he told AAP. "On the economic front in the US, retail sales rose by about a half a per cent overnight and 430,000 Americans filed unemployment benefits, which were broadly in line with what the market was expecting. "The price of oil remains weak ...

Fed money drives black swans away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... shutdown mean? According to the Washington Post, "...some military veterans might not receive benefits checks and other Americans would be unable to apply for Social Security. The State Department might not issue new passports, unemployment statistics ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... February, though some of the increase was driven by higher gas prices. The National Association of Realtors said more Americans signed contracts to buy homes in February than economists were expecting. Sales rose in every region but the Northeast, but ...

Oil outlook flips on economy flop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... minus imports) subtracts from GDP growth. Perhaps. If you don't consider that an increase in US imports also infers that Americans are again buying - not only domestically produced goods but imported ones as well (mainly from China). America's trade ...

Bad news bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
ave the grizzlies driven the dip buyers away? Americans came back from their President's Day holiday and saw that nervy days are back again. The S&P 500 index dropped by 2.1 per cent overnight - its biggest in 6 months - and the VIX or "fear index" ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
... companies are releasing quarterly earnings. In the afternoon, the Federal Reserve will give its monthly snapshot of Americans' borrowing. Private economists forecast that consumer borrowing rose at an annual rate of $2.5 billion in December, nearly double ...

Shopping till unemployment drops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
If there is one proof that no one can fight against nature, it is the Americans and shopping. Yes Virginia, they continue to shop in stores and and even online! And they're not only window-shopping... they are actually exchanging money for goods and ...

Grinch vs Santa

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... for recovery. This was ensured by BO's (Barrack Obama not Ben Ong) announcement yesterday of the tax extension deal. Americans will now not have less money come the New Year. Plus, the global outlook is better and investors no longer need to hold US ...

60 Minutes deception

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... reserves, hoping that those reserves eventually gets lent out. And money is the thing that gets lent out, money for Americans to spend. It has to come from somewhere. SP: Can you act quickly enough to prevent inflation from getting out of control? BB ...

US considers retirement reforms

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... leakage from high fees and early withdrawals and allow for pooled investments that can spread risk," it continued. "Americans need a fiscally responsible personal retirement savings system that is advanced funded...and accumulates funds for investments ...