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Hermaphrodite economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
... territory last week and the August Beige Book - a survey of America's 12 Federal Reserve Districts - indicate that economic activity is improving yesterday. There was more testosterone for the market last night with US unemployment claims falling to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
... jobs, which is due on Friday. Unemployment has hit consumer spending, which accounts for about 70 per cent of US economic activity. Without more help from consumers, the economy will have trouble pulling out of the longest recession since World War II. ...

U V W X Y Z

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... Financial Times entitled, "The risk of a double-dip recession is rising". After acknowledging that the "freefall of economic activity has eased," he went on to try and answer three questions about the future: Q: When will the global recession be over? ...

Wait no more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... predictor of the economy. Rising share prices, raises wealth, lifts consumption and investment -- strengthens, economic activity. Sounds strange now that the bears are still waiting for economic activity to lift when the stock market has already been ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2009
... Crisis on Retail Financial Services in Australia". Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their indices of economic activity for June, and the Housing Industry Association releases its state and national outlooks for the June quarter. In equities ...

All aboard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
The gospel according to the US Federal Reserve: Economic activity -- "levelling out". Financial market conditions -- "improved further". Treasury buyback -- expiry extended another month to October (just in case). Fed funds rate - near zero for an extended ...

Loaded one-way bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
... But these aren't normal times. It's true Virginia, I have argued that the stabilisation/ebbing deceleration in economic activity that we have been presented over the past few months augur a brighter future. But we have yet to see a real, solid plus sign ...

We're feeling better, said Aussie investors

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2009
... latest figures. "Australia is bouncing back from the global financial crisis. Investor sentiment is the driver of economic activity, so the better than expected results of ING's Investor Dashboard Sentiment Index are a positive indicator for Australia's ...

Another dead feline bounce

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
... investment in labour and machineries and equipments. Increased spending and investment would revive US domestic economic activity. Increased US domestic economic activity would assist growth elsewhere in the world. Global recovery ensues. What about ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... contract was 35 points higher at 3,882. In economic news on Wednesday, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute indices of economic activity for May are released. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases building activity data for the March quarter. The Australian ...