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Commodities rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... strengthening growth momentum in America heading into the New Year. Recall the disappointment when the second estimate of US real GDP was lowered to an annualised rate of 2.8 per cent from the initial estimate of 3.2 per cent? Well, now that all the ...

No-bull bull market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... (because he can't get his fiscal austerity passage through) and Ireland reporting a 1.6 per cent slump in fourth quarter real GDP (because it agreed to austerity measures in return for EU/IMF aid), China and other emerging markets remain in tightening ...

The day the earth moved

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... also now be heading into a double dip. Like New Zealand, Japan is one quarter away from a technical recession -- it's real GDP contracting by 0.32 per cent in Q4 2010. But the boost to the economy due to the rebuilding that follows would more than compensate ...

Bunga bunga

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
... government announced that it expects the economy to expand by 8.6 per cent in the year ending 31 March. Indonesia is too. Real GDP growth quickened to 6.1 per cent in 2010 from 4.5 per cent in the previous year. Indonesia received an upgrade in its sovereign ...

Speck of sand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... expansion mode. Last night's data instalment confirms the strong contribution of personal consumption on fourth quarter real GDP growth. US personal spending increased by 0.7 per cent in December - more than expectations for a 0.5 per cent gain. Personal ...

Middle East mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... Ford and Amazon - continue to beat profit estimates. And why not, the US economy has woken up from its summer slumber. Real GDP growth accelerated to an annual rate of 3.2 per cent in the fourth quarter from 2.6 per cent in the previous three-month period. ...

Best house in the slums

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
... freely floating Australian dollar as helper. This means that despite the pause in the September quarter when Australia's real GDP growth slowed to only 0.2 per cent -- from 1.1 per cent in the first, things are still going good for the poor little rich ...

Danger everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... that no inflation to erode your purchasing power. Anything Australia is safe. Again... maybe. If today's third quarter real GDP growth report does not turn out as bad as many expect. But even if it did, China's committing seppuku (yeah, I know it's a ...

Me too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... when the ABS releases its estimates next week. The Australian Financial Review quote Westpac halving its third quarter real GDP growth forecast from 0.6 per cent to 0.3 per cent. And if that's not bad enough, it also printed that ANZ Bank predicts no ...

Lookin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... US$46.5 bil in the previous month and expectations of US$45.0 bil. This should contribute to an upward adjustment in real GDP when the second estimate is released. And who said lower interest rates are not working. Last night, the Mortgage Bankers Association ...