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Further rate cuts to tempt investors back into risk assets: Lucas

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... accelerating again. He expects a suggested growth rate of around 8% in China in 2013 - based on improved industrial production and retail spending - to have a material benefit on the Australian economy. However, despite the up-tick in both the US and ...

China: economy rising, market sinking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... orders. This followed other positive signs that included stronger-than-expected growth in retail spending, industrial production, exports and lending. With data like these, it's hardly surprising that Bloomberg found what it did. A poll of its subscribers ...

Commodities boom over: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... pace of economic growth, while developed economies struggle with deleveraging headwinds," he said. "Global industrial production, after sustaining a 5%-plus pace of growth for most of the 2003-2008 periods, is now weaker and more cyclical." Aluminum ...

Double-digit Asian equity returns in 2013: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... successfully negotiated a soft-landing, opening the door to a loosening of monetary policy and an uptick in industrial production. Uncertainty surrounding the Chinese economy, the eurozone crisis and the US debt mountain has seen investors shy away from ...

It's raining, it's pouring good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... Virginia, we've not only been getting rain since then, but a pouring of good news. We've got more last night. US industrial production increased by a more-than-expected 0.4% in September (double market expectations) following a 1.2% fall in the previous ...

Market wrap late PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... cent, to close at 1,440.13. But resources stocks are continuing to face pressure ahead of Chinese data on industrial production due out later this week. "You have the nervous holding back because of falling commodity prices," Ms Roadley said. BHP Billiton ...

Time to stop the rot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... than already low predictions for a 3.0% increase. Imports declined by 2.7% versus the 3.5% rise expected. Industrial production also disappointed with an 8.9% gain in the year to August. So too did fixed-asset investment which grew by 20.2% in the first ...

The QE question

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... week, "we have some data since then that is stronger." True, true. Recent updates on retail sales, housing, industrial production and the index of leading economic indicators have shown improvement. And just last night, US real GDP growth was revised ...

Fall on the Wall

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... some data since then that is stronger." He may be right. US eco stats - retail sales, consumer confidence, industrial production and the index of leading economic indicators - released last week all improved. Add to these last night's report that new ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... 4,268, with 8,052 contracts traded. Wall Street closed mixed on economic data showing a slight rebound in industrial production and home building in July but a downturn in New York manufacturing. At the closing bell, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial ...