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Low rates to stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... away early. So heeeeeere's Benny setting the record straight. "Though we have begun to see some improvement in economic activity, we still have some way to go before we can be assured that the recovery will be self-sustaining." Read: the good US employment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... Securitisation?" to the Australian Securitisation Conference. Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their Indexes of Economic Activity for September. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its labour price index for September quarter and ...

Battle of the bulge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
"Significant challenges remain. The flow of credit remains constrained, economic activity weak and unemployment much too high. Future setbacks are possible." With these words Virginia, Benny Bernanke again set the market for risk assets alight. Equities ...

Mickey money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... ladies and gentlemen, I have brought back the V. The yield curve has been a consistent and reliable indicator of economic activity - but with variable lags. Remember ex-Fed chief Greenspan's interest rate conundrum back in 2006? He couldn't figure out ...

Stuck at zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... resource utilization, subdued inflation trends, and stable inflation expectations." In other words -- until economic activity has picked up sufficiently to put upward pressure in these parameters. A Bloomberg survey shows that financial markets do not ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... Open Market Committee (FOMC), headed by Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, said after a two-day meeting that "although economic activity is likely to remain weak for a time," its actions would support economic recovery. The committee held the federal funds rate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... Statistics releases new motor vehicles sales data for September. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Indexes of Economic Activity for August is due. In company news, Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd posts its annual results. BHP Billiton Ltd issues ...

Undue credit (ratings)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2009
... September FOMC Statement was more or less a rehash of the August FOMC Statement. Latest data "suggests that economic activity has picked up following its severe downturn. Conditions in financial markets have improved further, and activity in the housing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... in early March, analysts say breaks in the rally are healthy. Meanwhile, a private sector group's forecast of economic activity on Monday further validated Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's pronouncement last week that the US recession was "likely ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... price index contract was up 21 points at 4568. In economic news, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute indices of economic Activity for July are released. In company news, BHP Billiton Ltd holds a marketing briefing late on Wednesday. Aurium Resources Ltd ...