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Just replace because with despite

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... closed higher "despite" reports confirming that America's economy remains lost in the woods. See? Easy. The US Commerce Department revealed that durable goods order dropped by a bigger-than-expected 3.6 per cent in April - the most since October (before ...

May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... month is May. The US economy continues to strengthen. Last night's data release added evidence to this. The US Commerce Department reported that factory orders rose by 3 per cent in March - the fifth straight month of increase and better than market ...

USA is going A-OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... not, US consumers are again opening their wallets. They've regained confidence. Just look at the latest US Commerce Department report on consumer sentiment. And if you still doubt this, look at the University of Michigan's consumer confidence measure ...

Thanks but no thanks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... overnight. More important because it confirms that the economy is waking up from its summer slumber. The US Commerce Department reported that retail sales jumped by 1.2 per cent in October - better than expectations for a 0.7 per cent rise - to stand ...

Fortune cookie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
... that went on in Wall Street last night. The US equity market closed almost as flat as pancake after the US Commerce Department released the latest update on retail sales that - once again - could be interpreted any which way that tickles your fancy. ...

A friend like Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
... in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on 27 August 2010. Wall Street stopped... listened... and rejoiced. Neither the US Commerce Department's slicing of its second quarter GDP growth estimate to 1.6 per cent from 2.4 per cent nor Intel's revenue warning got the ...

Cards for houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... buy old houses with their own money. We saw this again last night. They don't want to buy new houses. The US Commerce Department reported that new home sales fell by 12.7 per cent in July to an annualised rate of 276,000 units - the lowest on record ...

Which way USA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... referring to when he made that now famous "unusually uncertain" economic outlook? Initial estimates by the US Commerce Department showed that USA Inc. grew at annualised 2.4 per cent in the June quarter. This is a little less than consensus expectations ...

EOFYS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... exchange rate. But I won't hold my breath on this one. In any case, the father of the leading index - the US Commerce Department - itself, said that, "This correction doesn't affect our outlook for the Chinese economy... growth was not likely to accelerate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... points, or 0.55 per cent, lower at 4,807.1 points. NEW YORK - US stock markets closed higher on Monday as the US Commerce Department reported another rise in US consumer spending and data pointed to a further economic recovery. Consumer spending rose ...