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In with the old, out with the new

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... than expected; Richmond Fed manufacturing survey reversed sign from minus 7 in March to plus 7 in April; the S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city house price index came in more than expected in March (so did the FHFA measure of house prices); consumer confidence ...

The name is bonds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... than expected; Richmond Fed manufacturing survey reversed sign from minus 7 in March to plus 7 in April; the S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city house price index came in more than expected in March (so did the FHFA measure of house prices); consumer confidence ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... surprising increase in durable goods orders for April and an increase in home prices for March on the widely watched S&P/Case-Shiller index. Wells Fargo Advisors called the economic data "encouraging" in a market note. Mace Blicksilver, director of Marblehead ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... Conference Board's index of consumer confidence dipped to 82.3 in April, below the 83.6 forecast by analysts. But, the S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices showed a rise of 12.9 per cent in February from a year ago. However, February marked the fourth ...

The music's still playing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... jour back in the days of about a year ago. Goldilocks is back. The US economy is not too hot, not too cold. The S&P/Case-Shiller 20 US cities index of property values increased by 12.9% in the year to February - more than market expectations but is the ...

May worry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... think of is in very odd territory. Equity prices are extremely high if you at valuation measures such as Tobin's Q or a Shiller-type normalized P/E. Risk-free bond rates are at enormously low levels, spreads are very low, you have all these funny things ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
... was prepared to combat deflationary risks threatening the recovery in the eurozone. US home-price index, the S&P/Case-Shiller report, showed home prices in the 20 biggest cities in January rose for the 24th consecutive month, up 0.8 per cent compared ...

A tall tale of a good story

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... (and take away the weather), the data doesn't really say cloudy with chance of rain. Weaker housing? Perhaps. The Case-Shiller's 20-city home price index rose by 0.8% in December after rising by 0.9% in the previous month. Weaker alright. On a year ago ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014
... At 0645 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up one point at 5,411. In the US, the Case-Shiller index for home prices in 20 leading US cities fell 0.1 per cent in December, the second straight monthly decline. Investors ...

Another 10 bil to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014
... and beautiful US stats... US consumer confidence jumped to its highest level in five months in January.A The S&P/Case Shiller home price index increased by 13.7% in the year to November - the biggest increase in eight years. (So I won't be accused of ...