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Weak growth confirms RBA cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... followed year-on-year declines of 3.2 per cent in June and 0.4 per cent in the previous month. The Eurozone composite purchasing managers index (PMI) rose to 48.2 in August from 48.0 in July. The index has been below the 50 expansion/contraction mark ...

ETS is upside down

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... will have much greater influence in reducing greenhouse gas outputs because they will be able to quickly divert their purchasing decisions towards products with low emissions footprints. "Australia needs to show global leadership but we must get the ...

Capex & Credit at the forefront

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 24 AUG 2008
... particularly given last week's mixed readings from the German ZEW index, better-than-expected results in the Eurozone purchasing managers indices (PMI) - manufacturing and services - and the disappointing German PMI report. Financial markets expect the ...

Watching the US$ and commodities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
... declining external sector - due to a softening global economy. Europe: Financial market's will focus on the Eurozone's purchasing managers' index (PMI) data and the ZEW economic sentiment survey this week. The Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) ...

Fed does an RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... '75. Falling Eurozone disposable income, dearer goods and services prices and higher interest rates are hurting retail purchasing power. Data released overnight show the UK economy continuing to weaken. However, with inflation at an 11-year high, the ...

Who's next to confess?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... percent increase. Softer retail spending would remain for as long as higher energy and food prices continue to erode purchasing power. The recent weakening in crude oil prices, if it continues, will be a welcome development.

This Week's Market Movers (28 Jul - 1 Aug 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... UK, markets will get updates of M4 money supply, nationwide housing prices report, consumer confidence data and the purchasing managers index. UK consumer sentiment is being pulled down by several factors including the increasing squeeze on purchasing ...

All Eyes on the CPI

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... to 95.8 in July from 99.9 the previous month. This is the lowest reading since 1993 as rising inflation is reducing purchasing power.

This Week's Market Movers (21-25 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... In Europe, the week will see a number of economic data with the release of Germany's Ifo business climate indicator, purchasing managers indexes for France, Germany, and the Eurozone, Italian and French business confidence indicators, and Eurozone money ...

Rates on hold thanks to oil prices

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
... the tax cuts that are now phasing in. "If anything, the tax cuts are going to allow households to claw back a bit of purchasing power," he said. Oil prices are also having other perverse effects, namely they are slowing world oil demand growth and OPEC ...