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Big Ben boosta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... "make the magic last for more than just one night". The Fed Chairman said so himself when he addressed the National Association for Business Economics Annual Conference in Washington last night. "A wide range of indicators suggests that the job market ...

KRudd comeback biting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... small losses last night. Why would it? Not now, now that America's economy seems to be gaining momentum. The National Association of Realtors update on the housing market provides more evidence of this. US existing home sales jumped by 4.3% in January ...

Lookin' for trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... take only eight months to wipe out existing supply of homes. What's good in this is that, according to the National Association of Realtors, seven to eight months is consistent with stable house prices. This paints another picture of a stabilising housing ...

Europe push-US pull

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
... in industrial production is now on par with the boom conditions we've seen pre-GFC. Wait there's more. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo index of builder confidence rose to 20 in November, up 3 from a reading of 17 in October. This ...

Find me that silver bullet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... and business confidence affecting both world trade and employment..." There you see. And last night, The National Association of Business Economics (NABE) lowered their US growth forecasts to 1.7% (from 2.8%) this year and 2.3% (from 3.2%) in 2012, accounting ...

Former AFA president gets Asia-Pacific appointement

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
Former Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) President Dr James Taggart has been elected to the Board of the Asia Pacific Financial Services Association as an Australian representative. Dr Taggart, OAM, said he is honoured to have been nominated and ...

Back to cactus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... last November - from plus 11.9 in May. Readings below zero signal a contraction in the (New York) state. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder confidence index declined by 3 points - the biggest drop in a year -- to 13 in June ...

FTSE launches ESG investment product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... use in engagement and dialogue with investee companies," said Joanne Segars, chief executive of the UK's National Association of Pension Funds. Australia is rated 15th in the world according to FTSE4Good ESG ratings with an over all score of 2.93, marginally ...

Poor standard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... US housing market is joining other advancing activity indicators we've seen over the past few months. The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales rose by 3.7 per cent an annual rate of 5.10 million units from an upwardly revised ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... earnings estimates and raised its forecast for the rest of the year. AT&T was up 0.8 per cent at $26.74. The National Association of Realtors reported sales of previously owned homes, the dominant sector of the housing market, rose 3.7 per cent in March. ...