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Bad tidings for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2014
"'Tis the season to be jolly, fa-la-la-la-la...", "silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright..." Bah, humbug! The negative news flow and speculations over the past 24 hours would, like ol' Ebenezer Scrooge, make you, I and Irene hate Christmas. ...

The recession we're wishing to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... eurozone and Japan. And still were all over the US and the UK with praises for their strong economies. As per The Economist poll or Economist Intelligence Unit estimate/forecast A for this year: Budget balance: Australia minus 1.9% of GDP; US minus 2.8% ...

Real stagflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
Perhaps they cheated and have had a little peep at the data, but last night's advance estimate of US third quarter real GDP growth confirmed the Fed's positive outlook on the economy and gave meat to its decision to end its quantitative easing programme. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher, after US stocks rallied on the back of fading fear about a clash between Russia and Ukraine forces. At 0656 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 25 points at 5,554. ...

Another October to remember?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... appreciably and valuation metrics have increased, they remain generally in line with historical norms." However, Bloomberg's latest poll of financial professionals found "three in five saying the market is on the verge of a bubble or already in one". ...

Westfield restructure gets green light, UniSuper to retain holding

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... the shopping centre giant was able to convince a number of WRT investors who voted against the restructure in an abandoned poll last month. The restructure had been set for defeat at the May 29 meeting, with only 74.1% of proxy votes cast in favour of ...

7.5% in black and white

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... a few percentage points, China's on track for 7.5% growth this year. And this is reflected in recent forecasts. Reuters' poll of forecasters conducted two months ago predicted China growth of 7.3% this year and more recently, the World Bank, in its Global ...

Survey reveals investors greatest fear in 2014

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... space participated in the discussion of investment opportunities and challenges lying ahead for the global economy. The snap poll found that a third of investors at the conference believe the biggest risk in the second half of 2014 is a hard landing ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly higher this week on the back of gains in global markets. AMP chief economist Shane Oliver is tipping a lift of five to 10 points at the local open. The S&P 500 finished the week above 1,900 for ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is set to open higher after Wall Street posted modest gains overnight. The March share price index futures contract is 11 points higher at 5,499. In local economic news on Friday, the Housing Industry Assocation releases ...