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Good US housing news is real good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... on the month and 34.8% on the year. And in case you didn't notice - because you're too busy worrying about Europe, about China, the fiscal cliff and whatever else the bloggeratis are telling you to worry about - housing starts have been trending higher ...

It's raining, it's pouring good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... would be disbursed only when the Spaniards start drawing the dinero. Positive developments have lately been pouring out of China (increased exports) and Japan (yen depreciation which should increase their exports) too. These could only mean better news ...

Jingling bells

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... with earnings expectations so low, chances of an upside surprise are high. There's more better than expected news out of China. Annual CPI inflation came in at 1.9% in September -- down from 2.0% in the previous month and the slowest rate in 2 years. ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... million. The fall was not as bad as had been expected. LONDON - European stock markets rebounded, on upbeat economic data from China and the chance of advances in the eurozone debt crisis, especially in Greece and Spain. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index ...

Treats not threats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... stench of weak US corporate earnings, Greece and Spain in Europe, Europe's recession and anticipation of a hard landing in China which is dragging the rest of Asia (and Australia). But a haunting wouldn't be complete sans Nouriel 'Dr. Doom' Roubini's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... taking place in Tokyo. Tokyo slipped 0.58 per cent, or 49.45 points, to 8,546.78, with the territorial spat between Japan and China continuing to sit heavily on confidence. Sydney fell 0.16 per cent, or 7.2 points, to 4,483.5 and Seoul lost 0.78 per ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... Russell said Australian market players took their cues from a weak night on Wall Street, which closed lower after Alcoa said China's economic slowdown was hitting aluminium consumption. "Certainly, the resources are softer on the back of weak commodity ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following losses on Wall Street with investors cautious after Alcoa said China's economic slowdown was hitting aluminum consumption and Chevron slashed its earnings outlook. At 0815 AEDT on Thursday, the ...

Urbanisation fuelling resource demand

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
Despite concerns over China's slowdown, urbanisation both there and around the world will continue to fuel demand for Australian commodities, said one of Asia's largest asset managers. Recent research suggests that that another 3 billion people will ...

Woe R'Us

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... my friends, is estimated to lop off another four percentage points off the growth of their already receding GDP. Woe to China -- its exports would slow by more, if not altogether collapse. Woe to Asia - its trade with China (and to Europe and to the ...