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Perfect storm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2007
... negligible," said an IMF report from the conference when describing a paper by Linda Goldberg and Cedric Tille who are senior economists from the Reserve Bank of New York. If oil prices are the root problem then maybe the real news the IMF should be ...

Jay-Z versus Greenspan

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
... 1929 stock market crash, Harvard Economic Society followed this same reassuring theme, as did 95 per cent of American economists in March 2001 at the beginning of that recession. "Today, most economists do not forecast a recession in America, but the ...

Raging bull in sub-prime abattoir

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
... per share of 51cents compared to expectations of 55cents. Speaking of blowouts on the back of yesterdays' CPI result, Economists warn that Australia is confronting its greatest inflation problem since the late eighties and early nineties. Yesterdays ...

Rate reprieve scratch during Cup Carnival?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2007
... trimmed mean consumer price index (CPI) figure rose to 0.9 per cent in the September quarter and consensus among business economists is that this result in the underlying inflation rate will be a clear signal for a November rate rise. The CPI figure ...

Growing credit crunch casualty list

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2007
Most economists and market analysts seem to believe the worst of the sub-prime storm has passed however, the ambulances continue rolling in casualties. Japan's largest brokerage, Nomura Holdings has joined the wounded list, posting its first quarterly ...

Saddle up the greenback

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
... growing interest rate differential between the US and Australia and continued strong commodity prices. While several economists are predicting a dollar for dollar parity between our dollar and the greenback in the next six to 12 months, Westpac economists ...

Little fish and the big picture

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007
... of investment strategy said, "In this regard, shares have climbed a classic "wall of worry" in recent weeks." Most economists and market analysts expect the ride for shares in the short term has more volatility potential following a too-far-too-fast ...

Australia versus economic escargot

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2007
... turnover in 2005-06 the report says. Recent US interest rate cuts are set to benefit our dollar in particular and many economists are expecting the Federal Reserve to further cut rates from 4.5 per cent to 4 per cent. While International Monetary Fund ...

Sub-prime 20/20 hindsight

... current Fed chairman, Ben Bernanke, has failed to be as forceful in responding to current financial turmoil. Most local economists and market observers are expecting imminent action from the Federal Reserve's meeting on September 18th. The median forecast ...

Return of the 'R' word

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
... by what are the worst employment figures since 2003 and the 'R' word (recession) has reared its ugly head again. No economists had anticipated US employers would cut 4,000 jobs from payrolls: expectations had actually been an increase of about 100,000 ...