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Not long now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... But don't despair Virginia, we didn't miss much. Better than expected it may be but the 2.0% annualised growth in US real GDP in the third quarter confirmed what we already knew - that American activity is improving... but at a rate that would put a ...

Spanish austerity and Chinese take-away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... Ole! 'Twas lucky the Spanish news came when it did. It was able to drown the bad news out of America - US second quarter real GDP growth was revised lower to an annualised rate of 1.3% from the previous estimate of 1.7% and durable goods orders (a leading ...

Time to stop the rot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... a corresponding 40.6% dive in the country's current account surplus. The downward revision in Japan's second quarter real GDP growth to an annualised rate of 0.7% -- half the 1.4% rate in the original estimate - only hammers in the country's dour situation. ...

Put up or shut up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... into effect in May and previous efforts to weaken its currency. What does Brazil have to show for all these? Brazil's real GDP improved to an annual rate of 1.6% in the second quarter, four times the 0.4% annual rate in Q1 and a 0.6% annual rate of contraction ...

The QE question

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... housing, industrial production and the index of leading economic indicators have shown improvement. And just last night, US real GDP growth was revised higher to an annualised rate of 1.7% in the June quarter from the initial estimate of 1.5%. Not much ...

Dull night on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... indications show that the festering problems in the region are impacting activity in the two biggest countries - German real GDP growth eased to 0.3% in the June quarter from 0.5%, France showed no growth in both quarters - the latest reading are in ...

Perfect timing for a "perfect storm" alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... the number to come in at 7.6%. The same goes for India - another fast growing economy that's not growing fast anymore. Real GDP slowed to just 5.6% in the first quarter, nearly half the 10% rate in the last quarter of 2010....and Brazil, whose economy ...

It's more fun in the Philippines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... peso's 4.8% appreciation this year. Despite weak US growth, a slowdown in China and troubles in Europe, the Philippines' real GDP growth quickened to just over 6.0% in the year to the first quarter from 4.5% in the previous three-month period. This is ...

Waiting on the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... sheilas, are done waiting too. Contrary to the pessimistic headlines, we were done waiting as early as the first quarter. Real GDP expanded by 4.3% as at the end of March quarter - the fastest rate since the third quarter of 2007. Yes, that was even ...

Good one day, no good the next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... dressing or speculators taking their profits ahead of a big decision in Europe. The third revision of first quarter US real GDP growth was released. No, not that it was unchanged at 1.9%. That couldn't be a rationale for last night's dip. The Supreme ...