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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2016
... unchanged from February, marking the second consecutive month of sub-50 reading (the level that delineates optimism from pessimism) which, according to MNI, is "something not seen since the global financial crisis". However, while the latest survey indicated ...

Road of no return

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... confidence out last night - down to 90.4 in November from 99.1 - is a worry for much of the sharp decline was due to consumer pessimism over jobs. They should be and more so with corporate profits dropping by 1.1% in the third quarter and by 4.7% from ...

Australia back on the radar for international capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... adjustments and economic rebalancing seen in Australia over the last 12 months could see investment markets defy growing pessimism and international money return, according to two eminent market commentators. Goldman Sachs Asset Management Asia Pacific ...

China syndrome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015

Super Mario returns fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... "whatever it takes" to get growth and inflation going. The hope is that this would be sufficient to reverse the developing pessimism for the region. If not, the ECB could always announce an extension of QE "beyond" 2016 or increase the amount of its ...

Fedcident waiting to happen?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... stumble, the negative wealth effect this would create and which, in turn, would turn consumer and business optimism into pessimism and subsequently, spending and employment. Hey wait! I just noticed, I'm now beginning to sound like Christine. IMF head ...

Financial services SMEs top confidence survey

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... prospects, have the collective ability to boost national economic growth, employment and productivity. Unfortunately, general pessimism about the economy and government initiatives continues to stifle their business confidence," Bibby Financial Services ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... time in 15 years as the country recorded its first trade surplus for almost three years, while the euro weakened on pessimism about a Greek bailout deal. Tokyo jumped 1.13 per cent, or 224.81 points, to finish at 20,133.90 - ending above 20,000 for the ...

Cheap talk, cheaper money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... its 2 April report, the AAII published its Sentiment Survey, the headline said it all really, "AAII Sentiment Survey: Pessimism Jumps to a Two-Month High", but in order to fill today's number of words quota, "Pessimism about the short-term direction ...

Global shares tipped amid slow local growth

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... sudden fall in the domestic share market in early December led many commentators to raise the spectre of recession. This pessimism was compounded with the news that gross domestic product for the September quarter was just 0.3%, less than half the expected ...