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Chief economist update: Trump tweets bull market back into China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... more gravitas by defining its opposite: "A bear market is a condition in which securities prices fall and widespread pessimism causes the stock market's downward spiral to be self-sustaining. Investors anticipate losses as pessimism and selling increases." ...

Chief economist update: Is there a bear in there?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... investor psychology. As Investopedia puts it, "A bear market is a condition in which securities prices fall and widespread pessimism causes the stock market's downward spiral to be self-sustaining. Investors anticipate losses as pessimism and selling ...

October volatility sours investor outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
... peaked. Investment Trends research director Recep Peker said: "While recent volatility has played a hand in driving this pessimism, investors are more concerned about major global issues." The Trump administration (46%) was cited as the major issue investors ...

Chief economist update: China's slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2018
... the definition of a bear market itself... "A bear market is a condition in which securities prices fall and widespread pessimism causes the stock market's downward spiral to be self-sustaining. Investors anticipate losses as pessimism and selling ...

Chief economist update: Chinese dragon now a bear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2018
... the definition of the bear market itself. "A bear market is a condition in which securities prices fall and widespread pessimism causes the stock market's downward spiral to be self-sustaining. Investors anticipate losses as pessimism and selling ...

Aussie retirement confidence dropping

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
Qantas Super's latest research highlights pessimism in middle aged Australians preparing to retire. Qantas Super's most recent retirement index shows Australian adults aged 40-59 are now the most pessimistic demographic when it comes to retirement. ...

Aussie CEOs understand ESG risks: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... growth of between 0.01-1.99% per annum, which was above overseas counterparts. This was countered though by general pessimism, with 4% expecting zero growth while only 28% (compared with 42% of overseas CEOs) expect growth between 2-4.99% per annum. ...

Good to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... short-term as optimism rebounded strongly in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. At the same time, both neutral sentiment and pessimism pulled back". "Bullish sentiment, expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months, jumped 9.0 percentage ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... component went deeper into negative, down 2 points to a minus 23 reading. What is confusing is that, despite small business pessimism over near-term conditions and earnings, "plans to increase capital outlays" continued to gain, up three points to a ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... December quarter - the biggest decline on record - that followed a 4.5% contraction in the third quarter. Continued pessimism among Brazilian companies suggests the outlook for the country's labour market remains dim. While business confidence improved ...