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Global recession coming?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... Ireland became the first member of the Eurozone to fall into recession after it reported back-to-back contraction in real GDP of 0.3 per cent in the March quarter and 0.5 per cent in the June quarter. Other bigger member nations - Germany, France, Italy ...

This Week's Movers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... reverse July's 0.4 per cent advance with a 0.2 per cent fall. Japan: Japan will release its second and final estimate of real GDP this week. Financial markets expect a downward revision in second quarter growth to a weaker 0.9 per cent from the original ...

Weak growth confirms RBA cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... some more in the coming months. Offshore news overnight shows that the global growth slowdown is progressing. Eurozone real GDP fell by 0.2 per cent in the June quarter taking the annual growth rate down to 1.5 percent. Business investment dropped by ...

One down, more to follow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... Accounts report is one of these. The National Accounts is expected to confirm the slowdown in the economy, with growth in real GDP weakening to 0.4 per cent in the June quarter from 0.6 per cent in the first. This would bring the country's annual economic ...

Today's the day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
... exports of goods and a 4 per cent increase in service exports. This will make a positive contribution to second quarter real GDP. Australian company gross operating profits rose by 14.3 per cent in the June quarter to a 13-year high. This is much, much ...

Three steadies and a cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... forecast to leave rates unchanged. Australia: A wave of economic indicators is scheduled for release this week. Australian real GDP growth, company profits, building approvals, current account and the trade balance are some of the key reports due out. ...

The saga continues

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... sales increasing job losses and tighter lending standards. Expect housing to contribute negatively to US third quarter real GDP growth. On inflation, the US producer price index (PPI) increased by 1.2 percent in July with the core rate up by 0.7 percent. ...

Same old same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
... the stimulus from the tax rebates fades. There was no good news in the world's second biggest economy either. Japan's real GDP growth fell by 0.6 percent in the June quarter for an annualised 2.4 percent decline. This represents a sharp drop from the ...

Growth and inflation updates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... reports this week, highlighted by the release of second-quarter GDP figures on Wednesday. "The first estimate of Japan's real GDP is forecast to show a 0.3 percent fall in the second quarter, although markets would not be surprise if the data comes in ...

Central bank watch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... FOMC's decision. Financial markets already know what is happening to the US economy following last week's data releases - real GDP, non-farm payrolls, ISM manufacturing survey - it is getting weaker. The wording of the Fed statement could provide the ...