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Good US housing news gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... manufacturers is why US economists are getting excited that the house construction sector could be a net contributor to GDP growth for the first time since 2005. The Federal Reserve echoes these results with just released survey figures showing 6.9% ...

It's just plain dumb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... market - as measured by the All Ordinaries index - lags 'em problem economies. Australians are worried because our real GDP growth slowed to 3.1% in the year to the third quarter from 3.8% in the June quarter and, according to the Australian Business ...

Upside for risk assets in 2013: Threadneedle

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... worse to bad is one in which astute investors can make considerable amounts of money." Burgess reminds investors that GDP growth and capital market returns are not the same thing and those parked in cash through 2012 missed fantastic opportunities in ...

Coming in 2014: Aussie recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... following year was that Australia will go into recession this year (yes, in 2012). Instead, Australia's annual real GDP growth jumped to its fastest pace - 4.5% 2012 - in five years in the first quarter followed by another quarter of strong growth - ...

Aging and deleveraging impact long-term growth: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... creates a funding crisis where fewer workers must maintain a larger number of retirees and can have a dramatic impact on GDP growth. "The worldwide aging trend, coupled with higher government pension costs, will put significant pressure on public finances ...

With or without China we're not cactus: James

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... powerhouses," James reminded delegates. "We're entering a phase where China and India are eclipsing the EU and the US." While GDP growth in China and India - at 7.5% and 6% respectively isn't what it was - James urged investors to take a decidedly longer ...

Sandy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... Frankenstorm would detract from overall GDP. Wells Fargo figures that it would shave between 0.1% and 0.2% from fourth quarter GDP growth. However, this should be offset by spending on rebuilding and repairs that follow so I reckon the net effect of ...

Financial services outstrip mining: CommSec

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... fear Australia's over-reliance on its mining industry, James pointed out that it accounts for little more than 10% of GDP growth while the financial sector contributes nearly 50% more. Delivering the surprise figures in a characteristically energetic ...

Wen again gets what Wen wants

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... operates with a lag. Numbers that prove that Wen gets what Wen wants. The wonderful set of numbers. China's annual GDP growth slowed to 7.4% in the third quarter from 7.6% in second - but this was largely expected and that concurrently released stats ...

Economic indicators defy equities upside: Schroders

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012
... changed much; bonds look expensive and on any traditional measure equities look cheap," he said. "Worse than expected GDP growth need not translate to poor equity market returns," he explained. "Northern hemisphere equity markets, including Chinese ...