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Stimulate and die

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
... but slow - growth in the US economy (and the world). After all, on the very day of his testimony on Capitol Hill, the Beige Book -- a regional business survey -- reported that all 12 districts reported an economic improvement in April and May. This is ...

Wall Street beauties

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... way but no... not in the face of the "beautiful set of numbers" that were released overnight. Beautiful. The latest Beige Book survey reporting that 11 of the Fed's 12 regions stating that "Overall economic activity increased somewhat since the last ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
... per cent, to 3,828.41 points. TOKYO - Japanese stocks fell, pressured by a strong yen and the US Federal Reserve's Beige Book report suggesting a slow recovery in the world's biggest economy. Investors also remain jittery over Greece's debt woes. The ...

Up, down, flat trading day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... President now -- too negative, nor the positive jobs surveys -- too positive. At least I can still swing the ISM both ways. Beige Book! That's it! The results are consistent with a gradual recovery in the US economy. Could use that for the small rise ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... end little changed after the Federal Reserve said the economy continues to grow at a slow pace. The Fed said in its Beige Book business survey for January and February that economic activity in nine of its 12 districts has improved but gains were modest. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
... investors mulled a weaker-than-anticipated survey on job losses and a cautiously optimistic tone from the Federal Reserve Beige Book. Market action came after a survey by payrolls firm ADP showed a loss of 169,000 private sector jobs in November, a figure ...

Hermaphrodite economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
... good news testosterone. We have seen the ISM manufacturing index rebound to growth 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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
... has become "cautiously positive" with conditions stabilising from the deep recession, the Federal Reserve said in its Beige Book report on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 49.88 points, 0.53 per cent, to 9547.22. The tech-heavy Nasdaq ...

Spin-a-win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... Bears point to the massive 54.9 per cent year-on-year jump in claims and continuing claims rising to a record high. Beige Book economic survey. Bull reading: Five of the 12 Fed districts reported that the downturn in their districts is moderating and/or ...

Vantage point

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
... seems to be turning up roses. The Dow and the S&P 500 rose by 1.3 per cent overnight following the US Federal Reserve's Beige Book report that showed five of the Fed's 12 district banks 'noted a moderation in the pace of decline' in economic activity. ...