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Fear is in the air

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... he wouldn't even have to justify QE3... one and all would be begging him for another hit? What about America's mammoth deficit and Moody's Investors Service warning (just last week) that it might put the US government's debt rating on a review for a ...

Same time last year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... from providing more accommodation this time if the economic outlook deteriorates further? Did someone say the US debt and deficit stupid? It was all the rage last year too - that of reining in the deficit. There was even a New York Times story this time ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... Tuesday, the local unit traded between 106.38 US cents and 107.10 cents. Official data on Tuesday showed the current account deficit widened in the March quarter to $10.447 billion, driven by a big drop in exports. Economists say the widening of the ...

Can't hear you

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... to produce a durable recovery? Or would the current soft patch the US economy finds itself in - and its huge debt and deficit and the European sovereign debt crisis and fiscal austerity measures there and the tensions in the MENA region and China's and ...

Nobody wins against the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... holding it back from announcing QE3, especially if economic conditions continue to deteriorate. What about the mounting US deficit and its "looming" debt crisis? That's the US Treasury's job and its problem. Not the Fed's. The Fed's main concern is employment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... prices sank. Commodities are still more expensive than they were a year ago. High oil prices helped push the nation's trade deficit up six per cent to $US48.2 billion ($A44.54 billion) in March from February. US companies sold more cars and other goods ...

Budget bore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... night, here are the main points: The Budget Papers show the government expects the underlying cash balance to fall from a deficit of A$49.4 billion this fiscal year (3.6 per cent of GDP) to A$22.6 billion (1.5 per cent of GDP) shortfall in fiscal 2011/12. ...

Up, down or sideways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... economy beyond that which would cause rising inflation. This is already happening with the widening in Australia's trade deficit - a negative for growth. This is already happening with Australia's exporters finding it more difficult to compete in price ...

Poor standard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... Sufficient growth (and reduced spending) gave the US a budget surplus in 2000, it could again. Given the current size of the US deficit it could take a while, but it looks like it's heading there. Most companies reporting first quarter earnings are beating ...

Thanks S&P

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... payback its debt obligations. A growing economy puts more revenues in government coffers. The US budget was able to turn a deficit running at 4.6 per cent of GDP in 1992 to a surplus - yes, a surplus - of 2.4 per cent of GDP back in 2000 as the economy ...

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