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While we wait for payrolls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... The Indian government expects its economy to grow by 9 per cent in fiscal year 2010 supported by higher industrial production and better agricultural yields. Taiwan's economy grew by a higher than expected 8.5 per cent in the year to the fourth quarter ...

Good news day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... American businesses have chopped down their inventories enough and are now starting to re-stock their shelves. Industrial production increased by 0.9 per cent in January following an upwardly revised 0.7 per cent gain in the previous month. Expectations ...

Juice flow to continue in 2010

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2010
... 1937 to 19 per cent a year later. The number of jobless more than doubled from 5 million to 12 million. Industrial production plunged by more than 30 per cent and capital investment was sharply reduced. "Those who forget history are bound to repeat it." ...

The I word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... necessarily translate into CPI increases. Consumer prices are the ones that matter more to the Fed. And while US industrial production rose by a bigger-than-expected 0.8 per cent in November, the capacity utilisation rate increased to only 71.3 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... spending, one of the biggest drivers of the US economy, will recover during the holiday season. A report on industrial production disappointed the market. The Fed said production at the nation's factories, mines and utilities rose 0.1 per cent in October ...

Pleasant and nasty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... manufacturing survey (one) and a drop in initial jobless claims (and a half). Similarly, stronger-than-expected US industrial production and better-than-forecasts retail sales dulled disappointment over the fall in consumer confidence in October. What ...

Wealth effect turns positive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
... economic data continues to indicate that it would. In addition to the positive signs we've already seen - ISM, industrial production, retail sales - more came last night. The US Federal Reserve reported that American households and non-profit institutions ...

BOBisms

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... of the US economy. Just imagine what would happen should this trend continue. Last night's update on US industrial production provides further evidence that American factories think so. Industrial output rose by 0.8 per cent in August following an upwardly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... October 3, 2008. NEW YORK - Wall Street's rally gained new momentum as data showing robust growth in US industrial production boosted sentiment and propelled the main indexes to new 11-month highs. Economists said a jump in US industrial production of ...

Fear not a rate rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... 0.5 per cent, the S&P 500 fell by 0.6 per cent and the Nasdaq ended 0.7 per cent lower. And the data? US industrial production showed positive growth for the first time since October last year. The trade deficit widened in June - but exports grew by ...