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Now where have I heard that before?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
... about Japan and the impact of the consumption tax hike added to the scare and concerns turned from Fed taper to slowing US economy. April 10 - S&P 500 down by 2.1% because of the "momos" - momentum stocks - overvaluation and increased volatility and ...

LMCI: a new indicator is born

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2014
... 12.0% in August, it remained at a high 11.8% last month. So perhaps, perhaps, perhaps, it was not so good news on the US economy after all... but good news on interest rates. Indecisions, indecisions. The uncertainty over what really the latest US labour ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... did not want to oversell stocks before Friday, in case the jobs report is strong. Economists on average expect the US economy added 210,000 jobs in September, after a disappointing 142,00 in August. LONDON - Europe's stock markets have plunged after ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... it all up, we've got low interest rates, the building sector is doing well, business confidence is positive, and the US economy is doing better - there is nothing major going against our market." BHP Billiton rose 20 cents to $35.84, Rio Tinto gained ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... mostly ticked higher following another record close on Wall Street as investors welcomed more upbeat data indicating the US economy is back on track. The positive US figures helped the dollar consolidate against the yen at a seven-month high on Wednesday ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014
... stocks powered higher, shrugging off geopolitical problems elsewhere and gaining from fresh signs of strength in the US economy. The S&P added 5.86 points (0.29 per cent) to hit 1,992.37, four points above the previous record on July 24. The Dow Jones ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... to $3.43 after its profit and revenue dropped. On Wall Street overnight, stocks rose on signs of improvement in the US economy.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... or 0.19 per cent, at 5,629.2 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks are high amid more sign of an improvement in the US economy and as debate intensifies among central bank member over plans for a rate hike.. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 59.54 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index shed 17.13 (0.39 per cent) at 4,352.64. The Labor Department reported that the US economy added 209,000 jobs in July, down from June but maintaining the solid 200,000-plus monthly streak since February. The market ...

US bond market says not yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... Iraq, Lebanon, etc - and rising volatility, there's the IMF "advising" China to slow its economic growth, there's the US economy growing strongly that the Fed could start jacking up interest rates any minute now, there's overvaluation, there's a bubble ...