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Weak old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... report was released last week? Wall Street knows this. These are known knowns. They don't change the view that while the US economy may be weakening, it's far from sliding into that much feared double dip. This is the reason for its relatively muted ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... gains overnight after disappointing earnings and economic reports reminded investors of the obstacles still facing the US economy. Investors were unhappy with just about every major earnings or economic report on Tuesday. Procter & Gamble and Dow Chemical ...

Running of the bulls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... equity markets too. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index - a good leading indicator of the US economy -slipped to 55.5 in July from 56.2 in the previous month. This was better than market expectations for a drop to 54.5 and indicates ...

Which way USA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... per cent. Growth is slowing, growth is quickening. So how do we call this? The quarterly growth numbers showed the US economy slowing from 3.7 per cent in the first to 2.4 per cent in the second. The year over year growth rate showed a pick up from 2.4 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... but drifted higher in afternoon trading on speculation that the US Federal Reserve would provide more stimulus to the US economy. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is due to speak before the US Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday (US time).

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... higher in afternoon trading on speculation the US Federal Reserve would step in and provide additional stimulus to the US economy. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke was due to speak before the US Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday (US time). The ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... China. But with the US corporate earnings season underway, investors were shifting attention again to the health of the US economy. Mr Taylor said the financial sector on the local market was being beaten down, after several large US banks had reported ...

Contra confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... the following 12 months. The broader macro dynamics haven't changed with one month's consumer sentiment number. The US economy remains on track for growth, albeit slower according to the Fed. This is in contrast with the Bank of Japan which only last ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... TOKYO - Japanese shares fell as investors raked in profits following a rally the previous day, and as concern about the US economy weighed on market. Sentiment soured after the Fed downgraded its US growth forecast for this year and hinted at new stimulus ...

Pause

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... versus no change. Looked at this way, it is a negative report especially as consumers account for 70 per cent of the US economy. But dig deeper, take out auto sales and gasoline sales (oil prices dipped during the month), and underlying retail spending ...