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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 ...

Stagflation policy conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
... rates, dearer fuel and food prices and the slump in the housing market contributed to sharply weaken domestic economic activity. This is in addition to the financial market turmoil that is currently wreaking havoc on the global economy. In his words ...

Oil on slippery slope?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... of crude oil lower. Fears are growing in the financial markets over the flow of evidence that global growth economic activity is deteriorating. Just last night, the European Commission (EC) revised its 2008 growth forecast for Europe to 1.3 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... that it is now September. With carmakers releasing sluggish August sales and the Federal Reserve reporting weak economic activity throughout the nation, the market proceeded cautiously. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 15.96, or 0.14 per cent, to ...

The saga continues

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... characterised Wall Street trading overnight. Scheduled for release are the Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity for June and the August Skilled Vacancies Survey.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... futures contract was down 35 points at 4,827. In news today, the Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity for June will be released, and the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) will release its killed ...