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The day the music died

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... because of better-than-expected jobless claims and new home sales data. Say what? Shouldn't indications of an improving US economy reinforce expectations of the 'interpretation' that the Fed could indeed start unwinding QE "in the next few meetings"? ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... price index futures contract was down 16 points at 5,086. Dr Bernanke's testimony warned of the risks to the recovering US economy should the Fed cut back on its quantitative easing (QE) program, yet later, the Federal Open Market Committee's May minutes ...

It doesn't compute

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... trend. Be really, really afraid if these disappointing stats are indeed the start of a new weaker growth trend in the US economy and the US Federal Reserve does as San Francisco Fed president John Williams and Philadelphia Fed chief Charles Plosser prescribe. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... figures. "Sentiment weakened with the run of US economic data failing to meet expectations," she said. "The signs that the US economy was losing some momentum with subdued inflation lessened the chance that the Federal Reserve would scale back its bond ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... economic stimulus program. "Weakening manufacturing and subdued price data raised some concerns about health of the US economy," she said. "Investors may have been encouraged that the Federal Reserve will hold off from tapering off its asset purchases ...

Down, down, dollar down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... appreciated against most of its currency pairs last week on the back to what is now claimed as a "definitely" strengthening US economy - a reversal from the "definitely" slowing growth momentum only a few weeks earlier - which, in turn, would nudge the ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... American stocks to a record high and helped miners outperform the market. Official US Labor Department data showed the US economy added 165,000 jobs in April, well above market expectations. Upward revisions for the preceding two months also showed 114,000 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... Nasdaq Composite Index added 27.76 points, or 0.85 per cent, at 3,307.02. The gains came amid mixed indicators on the US economy. Pending home sales rose in March by 1.5 per cent and consumer spending rose by 0.2 per cent in March. Both numbers beat ...

Fund managers tip great returns on US investments

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... boost the economy," he said. Threadneedle chief investment officer Mark Burgess agreed. "We expect a relatively strong US economy, which should see significant benefits from likely energy independence. This favours dollar earners and US cyclical exposure ...

Pengana AEq fund reaches $227m FUM

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... provide opportunities to redeploy cash at attractive prices." Kessler said that Pengana is closely following closely the US economy and especially how its recently accessible oil shale reserves can make it become energy self-sufficient. The fund has ...