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Torturing the data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... And it also shows the universal truth about forecasting -- forecast often and forecast long and you'll never be wrong. US data releases over the weekend signalled the continuation of the current trend in the economy - what former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan ...

Good newer news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
... before's down a little on weak June numbers. Cat got the bears' to tongues? It had been typical in recent times that most US data releases can be spun both ways - negative or positive - depending on one's pre-conceived view or predilection of how the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... consolidating sharp gains made the previous day on the back of strong corporate results led by the banks and better-than-expected US data. Dealers said there was no surprise in some profit-taking given the strong advance on Monday, but it was notable ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2010
... Department said. LONDON - European stock markets closed narrowly mixed on Wednesday, consolidating recent gains after weak US data raised fresh doubts over the strength of the economic recovery. In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... Nasdaq composite index fell 0.76 point, or 0.03 per cent, to 2,249.08. LONDON - European stock markets closed lower as weak US data stoked growing concerns that the global economic recovery is in trouble. Slower Chinese growth in the second quarter as ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
... Markets in Europe suffered last week from renewed fears over the health of the global recovery in the face of disappointing US data, notably a surprising erosion in US consumer confidence. A report on Friday that the US economy had lost jobs in June ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... ($A8.25 billion) in the last quarter of 2009. LONDON - European stock markets closed lower on Monday as better-than-expected US data offset concerns over the Greek debt crisis and a fraud probe into giant investment bank Goldman Sachs. Dealers said an ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... up up 38.87 points, or 1.58 per cent, at 2,504.86 points. LONDON - European stock markets closed higher on Wednesday as US data and better-than-expected corporate earnings bolstered investor confidence in the underlying economic recovery. Strong earnings ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... the 11,000 points level on Monday, did not affect European trade that much as investors got their first reaction to the US data. In London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index closed up 35.46 points, by 0.62 per cent, at 5,780.35 points. and in Frankfurt t ...

Data data everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... daily seesaw performance on the Street last week. This is hardly surprising given the mixed indications provided by latest US data. Bad data. US consumer confidence - as measured by the Commerce Department - dropped big time in February. US property ...