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PMI surveys say...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... export orders to 52.2 in March from 53.7 suggests that the yen's depreciation is providing lesser bang. Slowing economic activity would make the BOJ's 2% inflation target that much harder to achieve. Core inflation (excluding the sales tax effect) eased ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... contract was up 23 points at 5,843. In local economic news, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Indexes of Economic Activity is expected on Wednesday. In equities news, IAG, Seven West Media, Primary Health Care, Toll Group, Ardent Leisure, Arrium ...

Australia fails to attract foreign investors: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... "Australia is not managing large amounts of foreign money, we do not receive the flow-on benefits from higher economic activity, employment and tax collection. "We are losing this business to Hong Kong, Singapore and others in our region." The FSC recommended ...

When Harry met Sally syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... in itself). The common thread running through all these surprise central moves is, of course, weak/weakening economic activity and the rising threat of falling prices. The central banks are going to war - "currency war" - by cutting interest rates (or ...

Oil price shock, nice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2015
... The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's paper on the "Oil Shock of 1978-79" concludes that: "Eventually, slowing economic activity in industrial countries and investments in additional energy production and energy conservation technologies helped to saturate ...

Oil slide, CEO pay and that "income recession"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... just as quickly if and when speculation of more stimuli from China, Europe and Japan becomes reality, lifts economic activity and boost demand. With deflation waiting in the wings, there's no stopping these central banks from doing so. Perhaps, the Fed ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... number" of the central bank's 12 districts reported contacts "remained optimistic about the outlook for future economic activity." For the first time in more than a year, the Fed dropped its "modest" and moderate" descriptions of overall growth, saying ...

Minute slip on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... US economy in the minutes.... and more important, the "Staff Economic Outlook" section. "The information on economic activity received since the staff prepared its forecast for the September FOMC meeting was close to expectations, and therefore, the ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... the previous month. In local economic news on Wednesday, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Indexes of Economic Activity is due out. In equities news, Orica is slated to post full year results, James Hardie is expected to post second quarter results ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... the previous month. In local economic news on Wednesday, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Indexes of Economic Activity is due out. In equities news, Orica is slated to post full year results, James Hardie is expected to post second quarter results ...