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Nightmare on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... Australian Financial Review Finally, we won't be scared enough without Bloomberg delivering the final verdict: "More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, showing firings accelerated on signs the economy slowed." ...

The Fed did it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... May. Absent yesterday's Fed action, investors would be looking at the details of the US external account and find that Americans are buying more imported goods. Imports increased by 3 per cent in the month. Consumers are consuming. The Fed's action undid ...

Bending it like Bernanke

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
... come to America. Bloomberg reports that homebuyers are engaging in what real estate professionals call "buy and bail." Americans are "buying" houses before they "bail" on their existing mortgages -- which would surely ruin their credit ratings. This ...

Which way USA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... in the June quarter. But in so doing, it's also helping lift the economies of its trading partners. This shows that Americans are spending. Must be because of their rising income. Personal disposable income rose by 4.4 per cent in the June quarter from ...

House call

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
... picks up, income picks up, spending picks up, sales pick up. More profits, more investments, more... And then employed Americans will think of buying houses again.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... Representatives committee on Thursday that the Fed was ready to act if the economy did not continue to improve. "The Americans have said they're going to leave interest rates where they are," Mr Bishop said. "The chairman of the Federal Reserve said ...

US Congress passes Wall Street reforms

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... secretary Geithner said the bill, when it becomes law, will restore the banking system to its core purpose of helping Americans save for their future. "The message of this bill is clear: banks - not the taxpayers - will pay for future bank failures and ...

Looking good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2010
... increased during the month, imports grew by more. This means increased trade flows. The world is buying from the US and Americans are spending. Yippeee! Wall Street missed Intel's superb earnings announcement again last night. The closing bell rang before ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... 2.25 per cent, to 4,374. NEW YORK - US tocks extended gains on Thursday as sentiment lifted on a drop in the number of Americans registering for jobless benefits, and the International Monetary Fund's upward revision of global growth forecast. The Dow ...

Just a typical pause

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
There's peace and quiet on financial market's overnight. Not a soul was stirring... not even a mouse. The Americans are celebrating their Independence Day. They're on holiday. This gave me a holiday too... that is, a holiday from the daily noises - ...