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Love thy neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
... instead. What happened to love thy neighbour? Why should they? When they have their own problems. Flash estimates of German real GDP showed the economy didn't grow at all in the fourth quarter as declines in domestic demand offset gains in its external ...

No pleasing Mr. Market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... the markets with Big Ben's confirmation for a second term at the Fed's helm. US GDP. At some other point in time, US real GDP growth of 5.7 per cent would have set off alarm bells. Hey, we're growing too hard and fast, hit the brakes would be what we'll ...

Wall Street v Main Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... out overnight showed that the UK unconvincingly stepped out of recession after six straight quarters of contraction. UK Real GDP grew by a miniscule 0.1 per cent in the fourth quarter. Japan was also in the headlines with Standard & Poors downgrading ...

Australians as Asians

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
... would grow along with it. Good news for Australia. More good news for Australia. India is also growing...strongly. Indian real GDP expanded by 7.9 per cent in the year to the third quarter - much, much higher than market predictions for growth of only ...

Ganging up on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... watch currency market developments, especially after reports that it's economy is growing nicely, thank you very much. Real GDP expanded at a stunning annualised rate of 4.8 per cent in the third quarter. But no! Iie! Nein! Nyet! Japan remains worried ...

Optimism may not be enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... the contraction in the Eurozone economy as a whole continue to ease. Most are now expecting the single-currency area's real GDP to post positive growth in the third quarter. Given this optimism, the rally in Eurozone equities over the past few months ...

Job woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... stock market - a leading indicator of the economy - is predicting recovery. The 3.5 per cent annualised growth in US real GDP in the third quarter suggests that the economy is following the scrip. The labour market is next. This is underscored by the ...

Trick or treat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... the economy handed it a treat last Thursday in the form of a better-than-expected 3.5 per cent annualised growth in US real GDP growth in the third quarter. Ahhh...all is well. The US economy is back to growth. But Halloween is not otherwise known as ...

What China wants China gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
... cent this year. It's on its way. Recent reports show that China is set to beat this growth forecast this year. Chinese real GDP expanded by 8.9 per cent in the year to the third quarter, up a full percentage point from the previous quarter's 7.9 per ...

Bears cursed by September curse

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2009
... a fall back in business activity in the area - from 50 in the previous month. Expectations were for a rise to 52. US real GDP was revised upwards, showing that the economy contracted at a smaller rate of 0.7 per cent (initial estimate was a 1 per cent ...