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The luckier country

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... dollar's sharp depreciation over the past few months would also help cushion the domestic economy from contracting economic activity in its trading partners. For sure, the Australian equity market will not be immune from the contagion effects of further ...

Three wise economists

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
... capsule, Friedman argued that raising the money supply could increase employment and output -- or more generally economic activity. The Fed has lowered (and will be lowering) interest rates and flooded the economic system with money. This time Bernanke ...

Search for equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
... spending - the first since the 1990/91 recession. The US Federal Reserve's Beige Book for September showed that economic activity weakened across all 12 Fed districts, with consumers reducing their spending and businesses concerned over the economic ...

No instant gratification

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... than 70 per cent of the US economy. In addition, the US Federal Reserve's Beige Book for September showed that economic activity weakened across all 12 Fed districts, with consumers reducing their spending and businesses concerned over the economic outlook. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... down 99 points at 4,305. In economic news, Westpac and the Melbourne Institute release their leading index of economic activity for August. In company news today, Rio Tinto Ltd and subsidiary Coal & Allied release third quarter reports. Origin Energy ...

Fidelity gears for reflation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... underperforming the broader equity markets for a long time." Reflation, as opposed to inflation, is the restoration of economic activity to higher levels by manipulating monetary policy, which is what's happening now when central banks started pumping ...

The global recession we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... lending institutions tighten standards and hoard cash. More firms will hit the wall, jobs will be lost and overall economic activity will slow until the excesses of the past years are purged out of the system. There will be more pain for sure but the ...

Rescue package YES, economy NO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... (PMI) fell to a record low of 38.8 in September from 40.5 in the previous month. This was to be expected as economic activity in the UK slows and house prices continue to tumble. The Nationwide Building Society reported that UK house prices fell by another ...

Global recession coming?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... able to provide some relief to financial markets, but it is too late to stop the downward momentum in global economic activity.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... merchandise imports data for August will be released. Westpac/Melbourne Institute will issue their index of economic activity for July, while the Australian Property Institute will release its 21st Australian Property Directions survey. In Melbourne ...