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Inflated inflation scare

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... "very quickly" and inflation continues to rise, the Fed would withdraw QE. Else, no further action is needed if the US recovery proves durable and inflation behaves. All I can say to this is "duh"! You don't really expect the Fed to go for QE withdrawal ...

Aviva Investors outlines top tips for 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... earnings growth this year, and that a degree of "catch up" in the local bourse is overdue. The sustainability of the US recovery will remain a key theme for next year, but regardless, global equity markets should benefit from a prolonged period of loose ...

QE2 is Gold(ilocks)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
... maybe. It is too early to tell whether this is it - the one that would be the be all and end all that would make the US recovery, and by extension, the global recovery stick. Recall the discussions heading into QE2: Liquidity trap. The US is in one - ...

Introducing foreclosure-gate, the latest risk to a US recovery

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
Recent court rulings have cast doubt on millions of mortgage foreclosures across the US, potentially reducing the value of investments held by Australian institutions in related assets. Court rulings across the country have found that millions of securitized ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... stocks. LONDON - European stock markets closed sharply lower on Wednesday after the US Federal Reserve warned that the US recovery was stalling and that it would take fresh stimulus measures to get it back on track. Dealers said the warning only confirmed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... In contrast to stocks, the US dollar was under pressure, falling through 1.32 against the euro on the view that the US recovery is slowing. In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares was virtually unchanged, down 0.63 point, at 5,396.48 points. ...

Running of the bulls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... world it's turning inside out Yeah! Never mind that just over the weekend investors fret about the strength of the US recovery when second quarter real GDP showed that growth slowed to an annualised rate of 2.4 per cent from 3.7 per cent in the first ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
... well-being. Investors likewise set aside remarks from US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that the outlook for the US recovery was "unusually uncertain". Market players also pointed to indications of strong eurozone private sector activity in July ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... Wednesday, falling by more than 1.0 per cent, after disappointing housing data raised questions about the health of the US recovery. Also weighing on sentiment, following declines in Asia, was a report that business activity growth in the 16-nation eurozone ...

Great disappointment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... hiring. The bottomline is that this was a weak report -- even made more pronounced by hyped up expectations. But the US recovery continues.