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Funny Mae, Froggy Mac

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... Income, No Jobs or Assets). No one expected them to be able to hang on their purchases anyway. This time, it is ordinary Americans throwing up their hands as they come face to face with the threat of losing their jobs amid a slowing US economy. Even ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... oil's pullback lifted the outlook for consumer companies and eased concerns that record-high energy prices would force Americans to curb spending. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 43.97 points, or 0.38 per cent, to close at 11,659.90, while ...

Australians lead FM pack

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... Funds Management Index, Australians amassed an average $70,385 per person in managed funds - emerging yards ahead of Americans who averaged $47,124 per capita, $37,266 in France, $25,753 in Canada and $25,559 in Sweden. The figures reflect trends up ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... steep tumble, as a drop in oil prices and a rise in consumer confidence gave investors hope for a possible letup in Americans' financial woes. The prospect of lower energy costs for US consumers, along with a modest uptick in the Conference Board's July ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
... cent, as soaring oil has pushed jet fuel costs to record levels and retailers' shares dropped 2.2 per cent on fears that Americans will curtail shopping to pay for higher gasoline prices. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 104.79 points, or 0.82 per ...

US confidence down and up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... consumer confidence, global institutional investor confidence rose 4.8 points during February. Even more surprising, North Americans showed an even higher jump in confidence climbing 5.4 points. Because the State Street survey is a quantitative analysis ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
... around," Mr Klusman said. "But the more the Aussie dollar goes up through our raising of interest rates, the more the Americans say Thank you very much', dump more of our stock and take it back home to protect their own markets." In the US overnight ...

So much to do, so little time

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
... governments have a role to play guiding the system they can't automatically bail everybody out. "On housing, we must trust Americans with the responsibility of homeownership and empower them to weather turbulent times in the housing market," he said. ...

Indian infrastructure investing fuels sustainability

ALEX DUNNIN IN NEW DELHI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
... immature to source this money organically. This creates huge opportunities for foreigners notwithstanding the North Americans are already leading the charge, said Carter. India has a savings rate approaching one-third of their GDP but most of this is ...

Jay-Z versus Greenspan

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
... basis since 1980. Even if the US manages to avoid a consumer-led recession, it will likely still feel like one for most Americans.