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Good US housing news gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... economic figures over the past few months have reinforced a trend: the recovery is strengthening. The clincher was the Reuters report that the largest luxury homebuilder in the US, Toll Brothers, reported higher quarterly profit than expected on the ...

Coming in 2014: Aussie recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... Europe. I couldn't find the list of nationalised banks in Europe this year except for the four Spanish banks. On Basel III, Reuters just recently reported that "Europe is preparing to follow the United States in postponing the introduction of the Basel ...

Sweeet!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... that Greece continue to pursue austerity measures and privatisation, the deal was sweeter that time around. In February, Reuters reported that, "About 100 billion euros of debt will be written off as banks and insurers swap bonds they hold for longer-dated ...

Bad everywhere news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... quarter earnings actuals are piling in lower than already lowered expectations - the latest of which are Du Pont and 3M. Reuters' summarised it best, "This earnings season has so far produced a string of disappointments from companies falling short of ...

Macquarie in bid for Robeco: Report

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
Rabobank's Robeco unit is expected to be sold later this month, and if recent reports by Reuters are correct, Macquarie Group and Japanese finance company ORIX Corp are now among the contenders. Included among recent bidders for the European asset management ...

Treats not threats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... socks that not a few failed to notice indications that, just as Halloween, Xmas too may be coming in early. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index of US consumer sentiment soared to 83.1 in October - the highest since September 2007 (remember ...

Spanish fly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... moved into action when the going gets tough. Spain would not. Senor Rajoy told the leaders of Spain's 17 regions that Reuters' report that he will seek a bailout as early as this weekend is utter falsehood. ""If a news agency reports that we'll ask for ...

Pick your poison

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... Stocks Drop With Oil as Dollar Rebounds on Growth Concern Bloomberg: U.S. Stocks Fall Amid Concern Over Stimulus Efforts Reuters: U.S. shares fall, euro pressured on Spain rescue Those seeking a bit of good news amongst these dreary ones would have to ...

No BO news till elections please?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... trio "-- said on Sept. 21 they'll take a "brief pause" after making "good progress" in talks." How long the pause? If Reuters' story is accurate, it won't be until the 6 November US Presidential Elections. That's how long. I don't usually talk about ...

Two down, one to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... unifying the region's banks (estimated to be around 6,000 institutions of which, 25-30 are deemed systemically important). Reuters reports that, "Under the plan, the ECB would be at the head of the currently fragmented system of national regulators ...