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A Fed surprise?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... low-flation and deflation (another consequence of a high exchange rate). However, there's still enough momentum in the US economy to overcome these cross currents (crossed fingers). More so, if the BOJ and the ECB succeeds in lifting their respective ...

Bad tidings for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
... "considerable time" phrase when the FOMC meets next week (16-17 December) on the back of the strengthening momentum in the US economy. More indications of which came in the form of the 2-point increase in the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index to 98.1 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... points. NEW YORK - The Dow and S&P 500 have bolted to fresh record highs after a Federal Reserve report showed the US economy was growing amid widespread optimism about the outlook. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 33.07 points (0.18 per cent) to ...

Slides can be fun too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
... boost to real household income is likely to be spent, not saved". This would add to the strengthening momentum in the US economy. A fact highlighted by the ISM manufacturing index's better-than-expected read for November. While the ISM index slipped ...

Minute slip on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... the "Staff Review of the Economic Situation" and the "Staff Review of the Financial Situation" sections said of the US economy in the minutes.... and more important, the "Staff Economic Outlook" section. "The information on economic activity received ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... On Wall Street overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 indices edged to fresh records after the US economy added 214,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate fell.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... up 42.9 points, or 0.78 per cent, at 5,522.1. NEW YORK - The Dow and S&P 500 have edged to fresh records after the US economy added 214,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate fell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 19.46 points (0.11 per ...

100% steady on the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... domestic economies since its 7 October meeting to prompt the Australian central bank to change policy settings. The US economy continues to strengthen, China's economy's still slowing, deflation and a triple-dip haunt the Eurozone and Japan's economy ...

QEnd is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... the same proceeding to murder QE! You kiddin' me? The facts will just get in the way of the narrative - that is, the US economy is improving. This cannot be denied - the unemployment rate was at 8.1% prior to QE3, it's now at 5.9% But whatever happened ...

QE forever and ever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... the small bounce to Madam Yellen telling the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker of her confidence for the US economy. Sure, sure... this was already reported the day before last night and the S&P still closed down 0.8% the day before last night. ...