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UK on the go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... shrinking anew in December of 2012 - to now, the fastest growing G7 country. UK GDP grew by 3.1% in the year to the March quarter this year - nearly double the 1.7% rate King handed over to Carney in the June quarter of 2013. As an aside - and also ...

Indian optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
... These, despite the latest National Accounts data that showed Indian economic growth slowed to 4.6% in the year to the March quarter from 4.7% in the previous three-month period. This marked a full two years of sub-5% growth in the Indian economy and ...

Nothing's good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... rejoice at National Statistician's official count that the economy of this land girt by sea expanded by 1.1% in the March quarter - stronger than consensus expectations for an already strong 0.9% advance - and by 3.5% over the year - the fastest pace ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... The Australian share market is trading lower despite better-than-expected headline economic growth figures. The March quarter national accounts released on Wednesday showed the economy expanded by a solid 1.1 per cent, lifting the annual rate to 3.5 ...

Waiting for the ECB to exhale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... problem!... and is not as if the euro area's economy is going gangbusters either. GDP inched up by only 0.2% in the March quarter after inching up a similar 0.2% in the three months to December. Unemployment's weeping for action. If disinflation threatening ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... news on Wednesday, the bureau of statistics releases national accounts, including gross domestic product for the March quarter. The bureau also releases overseas arrivals and departures numbers for April. The Australian Industry Group publishes its Australian ...

Double boo boo on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... the prevailing outlook on the US economy - that of a strong pick-up in the second quarter as payback for the weak March quarter but with 2014 growth remaining below potential overall. Before I sign off, don't forget that the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
... board meeting and interest rate decision. The bureau of statistics releases retail trade data for April and the March quarter's balance of payments and international investment position. The bureau will also release government finance statistics for ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... eight points at 5,495. In economic news on Monday, the bureau of statistics releases business indicators for the March quarter and building approvals data for April. TD Securities and the Melbourne Institute release their inflation gauge for May, and ...

In with the old, out with the new

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... quarter US real GDP report would bring tomorrow. Here's Bloomberg's take: Wall Streeters fear that US growth in the March quarter would be revised from a crawl speed of 0.1% (annualised) to a contraction of 0.5% (some even expect minus 0.8%).... and ...