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One report, two spins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... something for everyone. It just depends where you look. What were they talking about? Here are the stats: US personal spending rose by 0.4 per cent in July after an unchanged June reading. This was better than market expectations for a 0.3 per cent gain. ...

Weak old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... night's economic data releases out of the America. US consumer no spend. The Commerce Department reported that personal spending showed no growth in June - lower than the expected gain of 0.1 per cent and follows a 0.1 per cent increase in the previous ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... economic data released through the day also confirmed the economy ended the April-to-June quarter on a weak note. Personal spending was unchanged in June, the Commerce Department reported. It was the third straight month of lacklustre consumer demand. ...

Every recovery starts jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... lead provided by the still expanding, albeit slowing, ISM manufacturing index, increase in personal income, personal spending and savings and higher corporate profits and you'll find it difficult to justify a double-dip in the US economy. Especially ...

Waiting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... messages out of the US. There was good news last night. The Commerce Department reported that personal income, personal spending and personal savings all increased in May. Read, US wages and salaries are rising fast enough to allow consumers to simultaneously ...

La de da de da

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... US consumers concerned as pointed out by the sharp drop in consumer confidence we saw last week? You tell me. Personal spending gained by a stronger-than-expected 0.5 per cent in January. Next. US construction spending fell by 0.6 per cent in January ...

No pleasing Mr. Market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... Without the contribution from inventories growth would only be 2.3 per cent and the bulk of the US economy - personal spending - is slowing. Personal consumption slowed to 2.0 per cent in the fourth quarter from 2.8 per cent in the third. Growth would ...

Trick or treat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... the US economy's MVP (most valuable player) is showing signs of fatigue. The US Labor Department reported that personal spending dropped by 0.5 per cent after a 1.3 per cent increase in the previous month. While this is in line with market consensus ...

October - an E (entry/exit) point

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
... consumer spending rose by 1.3 per cent in August was spun negatively. Negative spin number 1: The biggest rise in personal spending in eight years had been fuelled by the government's 'cash for clunkers' program. Spending would decline in coming months ...

Higher...higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
... bobbed back up on data showing that consumers may be starting to spend and house prices may have bottomed. US personal spending rose by 0.4 per cent in June against expectations fro a 0.3 per cent rise and a 0.2 per cent fall in the previous month. US ...