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Nobody wins against the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... tumbled by 11 per cent in the month and down 24 per cent year-on-year. Up ahead you'll also see the flat US industrial production numbers in April and the 0.4 per cent fall in manufacturing production. So there, it's bad news all around. But, Oh yes ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... waiting on the release of Chinese economic data due at about 1200 AEST. Mr Smith said figures on inflation, industrial production, gross domestic product and retail sales, among others, would be watched closely for signs the Chinese government would ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... rose 2.3 per cent in its fourth quarter. It was positive news for Britain's retail sector as data showed industrial production slumped 1.2 per cent in February, the biggest amount for 18 months, denting hopes of a swift recovery for the faltering economy. ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
... separately that factories produced more goods for the fifth straight month in January, although overall industrial production fell. LONDON - European stock markets rose on Wednesday as investor sentiment was boosted by some solid earnings news and a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... first time in three months in December, when harsh winter weather hit production in Germany and elsewhere. Industrial production fell 0.1 per cent from November but was 8.0 per cent stronger than in December 2009, the European Union's Eurostat agency ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
... prospect of higher eurozone interest rates to counter inflation later this year. News of a fall in German industrial production in December had little impact, with the downturn attributed more to bad weather than any change in the economy's strong fundamentals. ...

Wrong answer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... reserve requirement ratio last Friday - it's curbing inflation. But it also saw that Chinese retail sales and industrial production accelerated in November - its foot firmly on the gas pedal. The more likely scenario is that China is now even more likely ...

Best house in the slums

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
... that's not the end of that. Accelerating retail spending (up 18.7 per cent in the year to November) and industrial production (up 13.3 per cent) is not doing inflation any good. Annual CPI inflation jumped by 0.7 percentage point to 5.5 per cent in November ...

QE2 or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... hear the Wall Street's collective hallelujahs after the US Federal Reserve reported an unexpected fall in industrial production. And no, that is not a typo. Wall Street was actually happy that it was disappointed. Huh? Yes, you read correctly. Because ...

Australia's big bro

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... stats show that in fiscal year 2009/2010, we sold A$10 million plus more than we bought. Recent data from industrial production to investments to retail sales confirm continued strength in the Chinese economy. Not to mention, last Friday's report of ...