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Upside surprises to surprise on the upside

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... higher-than-expected 0.7% in January - the largest since October. Increased inventories provide a positive contribution to GDP growth but more than this it indicates that businesses are expecting better sales going forward. Every little thing helps but ...

Wen Confucius meets Sun Tzu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions." Recall that the Chinese government has explicitly targeted an annual GDP growth rate of 8.0% since 2005 (modest speech). The table below shows the "exceeds in his actions part". Actual GDP growth rate ...

No please explain needed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... fundamentals have been doing nothing but strengthening. We got more of them last night. US fourth quarter 2011 real GDP growth was revised higher to an annualised rate of 3% -- the fastest pace in six quarters -- from the initial estimate of 2.8%. Then ...

Thrilla in Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... autumn forecast of 10 November 2011. Looking at individual Member States, growth divergence remains pronounced. In 2012, GDP growth is forecast to be negative in nine countries, stagnant in one and positive in seventeen. Growth will be highest in Latvia ...

Eyes turn to monetary policy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
Australian GDP growth will slow this year shifting the focus back to monetary policy and Macquarie Group chief economist Richard Gibbs forecasts the RBA will respond with two more rate cuts during 2012. Gibbs was speaking at the 2012 Financial Standard ...

Extending the extended extension

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
... it is being forced to keep rates for longer. To be fair, this is a valid assessment. Indeed the Fed just lowered its GDP growth projections. Its revised forecasts show that it expects the economy to grow by 2.23%-2.7% this year (down from November's ...

Forecasts shmorecasts

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
... 4.9 percent in 2007." Hmmm...global growth will slow just a few notches in 2008, eh? Actual fourth quarter 2008 real GDP growth was clocked at 2.8%. The IMF's forecast was clouded by the boom of previous years so much so that even six months later, on ...

Grain price hints at strong growth: CFSGAM

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... watches global trends and found the same drivers are impacting hard and soft commodities including emerging nations GDP growth, coupled with the demands of a growing population. Skye Macpherson, portfolio manager, global resources and co-portfolio manager ...

Ashton launches Gold Share Class

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... their supply is theoretically unconstrained. When central banks decide to increase the monetary base well in excess of GDP growth, this by definition is value-destroying. A gold-based investment provides a hedge against this. "Given the deep-rooted issues ...

Half-filled empty glass

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... after the strong third quarter surge. In the UK, the British government slashed its economic growth forecasts. Real GDP growth is now expected at 0.9% this year (nearly half of the earlier prediction of 1.7%) and 0.7% next year (down from the 2.5% predicted ...