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Can't fix what's not broken, yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... half point to RBA Governor Glenn Stevens' own assessment last month that growth is "somewhat below trend" and recent indicators showing a softening in the non-resource sector of the economy and still uncertain global conditions. Only yesterday, we got ...

Wheel of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... economic prospects -- to "short-term prospects have improved relative to the situation prevailing in late 2011, but indicators still suggest a fragile recovery" last week. If the wheels of the virtuous cycle continue to turn as we expect, pretty soon ...

Boring same old, same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... the chief reasons why Wall Street was able to ignore last night's downdraft from Europe. With the influx of recent indicators suggesting that the US economy is gaining momentum, the OECD would be remiss if it hadn't done so. US real GDP growth confirms ...

Big Ben boosta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... addressed the National Association for Business Economics Annual Conference in Washington last night. "A wide range of indicators suggests that the job market has been improving, which is a welcome development indeed," undoubtedly helped by the Fed's ...

Wobble gobbles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... momentum in the US economy. We got more evidence of this last night. The Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators rose by 0.7% in February - its fifth straight and more than expectations for a 0.1% gain - after a 0.2% increase in the previous ...

APRA calls for risk-consistent exec pay

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... directors. "Are these performance hurdles consistent with the prudent risk management of the firm? Or do the performance indicators used to reward executives promotes short term profits at the expense of the firm's long term sustainability?" "Is too ...

Recycled scares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... outcomes, but the US economy is continuing a moderate expansion. Growth in China has moderated as was intended, but on most indicators remains quite robust overall. Conditions around other parts of Asia softened in 2011, partly due to natural disasters ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... steady at $2.33 in local trade. Still to come on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics was due to publish business indicators data for the December quarter at 1130 AEDT. The report is one of the partial indicators in the lead-up this week's release ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... February is released, as is the ANZ job advertisements series for February. The Australian Bureau of Statistics business indicators for December quarter are released as is the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge for January. In equities ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... Austock securities client adviser Michael Heffernan attributed the selloff to profit taking after favourable economic indicators in the US and Europe overnight. The US economy picked up more speed than expected in the fourth quarter. The US Commerce ...