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BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
... performance of the S&P/ASX 300 Resources - which had increasingly become more positively correlated with Chinese industrial production since 2004 - about the time the Chinese economy took off. Investors who bought companies that mined and dug rocks and ...

Happy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... of positive news propelled Wall Street to its fourth straight win last night. Who said China is slowing? Industrial production increased by a higher-than-expected 13.9 per cent in the year to August following a 13.4 per cent gain in the previous month. ...

Same song

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... Wall Street all about the past four days? Perhaps it's the economic data. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps. US industrial production jumped by 1 per cent in July - twice market expectations for a 0.5 per cent increase. Now, there's not gonna be a double-dip ...

The Fed did it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... of 600 bil. Retail sales expanded by "only" 17.9 per cent in the year to July from 18.3 per cent in June. Industrial production growth "slowed" to 13.4 per cent in the month from 13.7 per cent in the year to June. Absent yesterday's Fed action, this ...

Bending it like Bernanke

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
... that output is slowing, but it remains in expansion territory. Evidence confirmed by continued growth in US industrial production - up by 8.2 per cent in the year to June (the strongest in 12 years). Similarly, retail spending is slowing. But - of course ...

Saved by BP and Goldman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... activity in these regions may be slowing, but the latest readings show they're still expanding (above zero). US industrial production rose by only 0.1 per cent in June from the 1.2 per cent increase posted in the previous month. Yes, there's slowing ...

EOFYS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... please. Japan's unemployment rate rose to 5.2 per cent in May - the third consecutive month of increase. Industrial production fell by 0.1 per cent in May versus expectations of a 0.4 per cent gain. Household spending dropped by 0.7 per cent, worse than ...

Going nowhere fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... essence, all confirm a bull market, all confirm a bear market and all confirm a consolidation. The good: US industrial production increased by 1.2 per cent in May - more than expectations for a 0.9 per cent gain and the fastest since August last year ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
... erased an early gain of 118 points to end down 20.18. Stocks began the day higher following a report that industrial production in the 16 countries that use the euro grew more than expected in April. That boosted confidence that Europe could solve its ...

Don't know where to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... growth continues to gain momentum but...inflation is rising sparking speculation of more policy tightening. Industrial production grew by 20.7 per cent in the first two months of 2010 and fixed investment increased by 26.6 per cent over the same period. ...