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Poor standard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... direction too with another report out overnight suggesting that the US housing market is joining other advancing activity indicators we've seen over the past few months. The National Association of Realtors reported that existing home sales rose by 3.7 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Indicators are strong for the last day of local trading before the five-day Easter break, with robust, positive leads from trading offshore overnight in securities and commodities. At 0715 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

Thanks S&P

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... economic conditions - and it likes what it sees. Speaking of which, economic data out overnight continued the flow of indicators pointing to strengthening US of A. We've seen the resurgence in the US manufacturing. We've seen the resurgence in the US ...

YouTube, you beauty

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... campaigns. "Your YouTube video might not look as sophisticated as TV ads where they use actors but it has those 'credibility indicators' that people can connect to on a real, emotional level," he said. Super fund execs have to be mindful of the risks ...

No-bull bull market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... good ones are forthcoming. These is what we're witnessing now brown cow. And this is not without reason. Most leading indicators are pointing to strengthening growth in the global economy. Sure, risks remain. Add rising inflation and the spike in crude ...

Pain sans hysteria

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... a picture of strengthening activity. Despite the MENA turmoil gathering pace in the month, the index of US leading indicators jumped by 0.8 per cent in February - a sharp acceleration from the 0.1 per cent increase posted in the previous month. US manufacturing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... flat on Wednesday following the chop and change of the oil market, as concerns about events in Libya and a lack of indicators provided little direction for traders. Lingering Middle East unrest and resurfacing euro-area debt concerns weighed on the market ...

Good jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... this. Let's count the ways. The ISM indices - manufacturing and non-manufacturing. These are reliable and good leading indicators of the US economy. Both have been flashing expansions for over a year and so have their respective employment components. ...

FOFA briefing fails to shed light on adviser concerns

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... families. As for insurance, Ross said that Treasury recognised it is 'different' to investment but still offered no indicators or clarity as to the future of financial advice as it relates to insurance.

Tomorrow comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... economic data - except for housing - had been improving. I wanted to put employment as an exception but no, labour market indicators have also been strengthening. Yesterday, the ADP/Macroeconomic Advisors private payrolls report showed 217,000 private ...