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Here we go again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... 2.57% last night... down from a high of 2.7% posted on 3 July because of the strong employment that indicated the US recovery "has become self-sustaining" and therefore, "US interest rates will rise sooner than everybody expects". My guess is that if ...

All that jazz, all nonsense

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... Fuels Self-Sustaining U.S. Expansion: Economy" (Bloomberg) last Independence Day eve. Then again, so what? If the US recovery has really hit self-sustenance velocity, then that's more reason to buy is it not? For what good is borrowing at zero if you're ...

I swear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
... down, the Dow ended 2.1% lower, the Nasdaq finished 2.6% in the red as fresh eco stats put a big question mark on the US recovery. The ISM manufacturing index fell to a reading of 51.3 in January - a razor sharp 5.2-point drop from December's 56.5 reading ...

Investors unwise to flee emerging markets

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
... recovery which was feebler than in past cycles, and which drew less on the goods that emerging markets produce. The US recovery, for example, was being driven mainly by domestic demand. Also, many of the trends that have driven emerging-market productivity ...

Strong US recovery to send bond yields through the roof

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2013
... interest rate hikes carefully, there is chance that the pace of the recovery may catch the central bank out. "A sharp US recovery will lead to strong demand for credit," Douglass explained. " "There's a risk that in this scenario the market would lose ...

Not strong enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... May - the third straight week of decline, the lowest level in nearly five and a bit years and a fresh low since the US recovery from recession in June 2009. The less volatile four week moving average of claims is pointing in the same direction...down. ...

Collapse does not signal end of gold party

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... should re-assert themselves once cyclical and technical factors move again in gold's favour. The fragility of the US recovery, on-going Eurozone weakness and continued high sovereign debt risks are likely to keep central banks firmly in aggressive stimulus ...

Former Hunter Hall managers gather new FUM in Morphic

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... appealed to Morphic so the US market plays a part in their portfolio. "When we started, we were very excited about the US recovery and particularly about the home builders, a trend that is still playing out but that we think is still mature," Lowenstein ...

Investors overlook US recovery

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
Investors are underestimating the strength of the US recovery, according to MFS Investment Management's Robert Manning, who believes the success of the world's largest economy will drive stock market returns globally. Manning, who is chairman and chief ...

CBA wealth division posts strong rise in profits

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... said that the macroeconomic outlook had significantly improved, especially in relation to European stability, the US recovery and China's on-going growth. "Of course, risks remain in the economy, and as a major financial institution we must remain cautious. ...