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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... in August and minus 12 in July, better than expectations for a minus 5 reading. Expectations for the general economic situation over the next 12 months rose to minus 9 in September from minus 22 in the previous month with British consumers' expectations ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... improvements in respondents' outlook for the next 12 months over their personal finances (0 from -1 in July) and economic situation (-23 from -25).

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... bear fruit. The ZEW euro area economic sentiment index - a measure of optimism over the current and expected economic situation over the next six months - more than doubled to a reading of 21.5 in April from 10.6 in the previous month. This is the highest ...

No December lift off? Small chance

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... in the minutes if you tried: "Most participants anticipated that, based on their assessment of the current economic situation and their outlook for economic activity, the labor market, and inflation, these conditions could well be met by the time of ...

Minute slip on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... to pore over the Fed minutes diligently. Just read the bright and wonderful things 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 ...

Nikko AM ups weighting to global shares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... consensus, but our forecasts are hardly aggressive and seem completely logical." The asset manager also expected the economic situation in the Eurozone to improve, especially as tensions in Ukraine ease.

Simple diversification better than 'smart beta'

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... diversified and stay the course," he said. Westaway said that while he, or anyone, could not predict how the economic situation in Europe would play out, deciding factors would be Germany's grip on its "purse strings," and the ability for counties like ...

Fidelity ups risk on global recovery hopes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... economic activity and are used by economists, businesses and policy makers to analyse the current and short-term economic situation. "Their upward trajectory is a positive signal for equities versus bonds as it suggests a turning point in the business ...

So where's the QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... conditions in financial and credit markets have improved." However, "notwithstanding these positive signs, the economic situation is obviously far from satisfactory." So there, QE is a done deal! Well, errr... perhaps, perhaps, perhaps. "The possible ...

The road to ruin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
In case you missed it, former US Federal Reserve Alan 'el maestro' Greenspan has just declared Greece dead - well, almost. No way out. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Greenspan declared that the "chances of Greece not defaulting are very ...