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Another 6-9 months under Downunder

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
This is the picture of Australia painted by the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity. The headline index fell to a reading of 97.13 in January from 97.17 in the previous month. This is the index's lowest level on record ...

Not so durable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
The drop (big time) in US durable goods orders - a leading indicator of business investment -- in December is raising doubts over the durability of the economy's expansion. To be sure, most economists were already expecting orders to take a hit after ...

Road of no return

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
"One concern was that such a delay, if the reasons were not well understood by market participants, could increase uncertainty in financial markets and unduly magnify the perceived importance of the beginning of the policy normalization process." This ...

Data doesn't justify "recession" headlines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
Oh-em-gee! The R-word is back! I could almost hear my next door neighbour saying "I told you so" with the attendant knowing smirk and a wagging finger. Yes Virginia, a recession is again looming for Australia brought to us by the Sydney Morning Herald's ...

Empire State bombs out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
Whoa! If this is an indication of things to come, then you can forget a lift-off in September, or in December... perhaps, forget all about it for all of next year. Yes Virginia, I refer to the drop in the Empire State Manufacturing Index. And girl ...

September -- morn or mourn?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2015
"They see what they want to see, hear what they want to hear and think what they want to think." This saying was on full display over the past 24 hours, Virginia... just look at the headlines. Yes, of course, I'm scribbling about the talk of the town ...

Market set to fall

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to fall after a weak session on Wall Street due to disappointment with earnings reports from the likes of Apple and Microsoft. At 0700 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was down two points ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street and European markets fell as volatile commodity prices and company results hit shares. At 0802 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 27 points at ...

From Greece's frying pan into China's fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
What Greece has started, China's finishing. To be sure, the tragi-comedy that is Greece is far from over, not with crunch time moments ever so foreverly moved - 23 February was the first "this is it moment" for Athens, that became 24 Feb, that became ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
The Australian stock market looks set to open higher, following strong gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0655 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 47 points at 5,574. US stocks were up 0.6 per cent, ending a two-day ...