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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... manufacturing contracted for the first time in almost three years in June, raising concerns about a key pillar of the US economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 8.70 points (0.07 per cent) to finish at 12,871.39. The S&P 500-stock index ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... moderately higher after a better-than-expected reading on the US services sector encouraged hopes of a stronger US economic recovery. The Institute for Supply Management's services index increased to 53.7 per cent from 53.5 per cent in April, indicating ...

Dickens on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... "signals the strong resolve of the international community to secure global financial stability and put the world economic recovery on a sounder footing." Can't argue with that.

Best friends forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... and Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen told her audience that while she expects "the economic recovery to continue--indeed, to strengthen somewhat over time... further easing actions could be warranted if the recovery proceeds ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... week's disappointing jobs report showed a slowdown in hiring that raised concerns about the strength of the economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell one per cent, as Wall Street got its first chance to react to the government's labour ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... week's disappointing jobs report showed a slowdown in hiring that raised concerns about the strength of the economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell one per cent, as Wall Street got its first chance to react to the government's labour ...

No QE, not bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... inflation will run at or below the rate that it judges most consistent with its dual mandate. "To support a stronger economic recovery and to help ensure that inflation, over time, is at the rate most consistent with its dual mandate, the Committee expects ...

Big Ben boosta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... predominant factor". What do we need? "If this assessment is correct, then accommodative policies to support the economic recovery will help address this problem as well." But "if this hypothesis is wrong and structural factors are in fact explaining ...

Bankruptcy could be bliss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... address the urgent issue of fiscal sustainability, they should take care not to unnecessarily impede the current economic recovery... " because "... a more robust recovery will lead to lower deficits and debt in coming years." Where would America be ...

Waiting for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... address the urgent issue of fiscal sustainability, they should take care not to unnecessarily impede the current economic recovery" because "a more robust recovery will lead to lower deficits and debt in coming years." The Fed's going for growth to fight ...