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With or without China we're not cactus: James

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... remains a basket case, he says investors shouldn't underestimate the notable green shoots now baring fruit within the US economy. Adding to improving corporate health, and consequently the job market in the US, adds James are plans by the Federal Reserve ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... will reduce trading volumes on the local market, but also make investors nervous about the impact of the storm on the US economy. "If the damage from Hurricane Sandy is significant, markets will need to assess its potential impact on US and world economic ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... KONG - Asian markets rose after a strong showing on Wall Street as another round of upbeat data raised hopes for the US economy. But dealers also remained hesitant before the release this week of Chinese third-quarter growth figures, as evidence accumulates ...

Jingling bells

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... of numbers released over the past 24 hours. There's better-than-expected news from that which account for 70% of the US economy. US retail sales jumped by 1.1% in September following an equally strong 1.2% gain in the previous month (revised from up ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... and the euro fell as a Standard & Poor's downgrade of Spain's credit rating overshadowed an upbeat assessment of the US economy by the Federal Reserve. Traders were also following a lead from Wall Street and European investors in the wake of the International ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... aluminum consumption and Chevron slashed its earnings outlook. Shares took little notice of the improved view of the US economy from the Federal Reserve's regional "Beige Book" survey. At the close on Wednesday the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down ...

Green lights on green shoots

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... 50.7 is now above the expansion mark. And oh, the US ISM manufacuring index -- that reliable leading indicator of the US economy -- has jumped above 50 (51.5) in September from 49.6 in the previous month. And that's even before the Fed, ECB and BOJ's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
... market on Wednesday closed lower as worries about global growth and scepticism about the latest efforts to revive the US economy succeeding prompted local investors to seek refuge away from the equity market. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... open lower following falls on Wall Street after a Federal Reserve official said QE3 would likely do little to spur the US economy. At 0749 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 35 points at 4,350. In economic news ...

QE3 will be different

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... couple of years, she said, is that the US has improved its energy self-sufficiency's so of all the things that the US economy spends its dollars for, and of all the things where a weaker US dollar will be worst for is going out and buying the gasoline ...