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World growth to drop by one-fifth, but no US recession: IMF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
... challenge of balancing the risks of higher inflation and slower economic activity, although a possible softening of oil prices could moderate inflation pressures." Meanwhile the IMF expects US growth to slow to 1.5 percent this year, down from 2.2 percent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
... will be sitting on the sidelines to see what's going to happen." Mr Russell said higher base metal, precious metal and oil prices had helped resources stocks. Mining giant BHP Billiton added $1.36, or 3.81 per cent, to 37.06 and the company it wants ...

Oil sours economic rally

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... today in the Swiss resort of Davo a week ahead of the next Opec meeting in Vienna amid mounting worries that record oil prices are worsening the global economic outlook. Having reached a high of $100.09 a barrel three weeks ago, crude oil prices bounced ...

Iraqi economic growth to hit 7 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... program, which, combined with the difficult security situation, prevented the envisaged expansion of oil output. "Rising oil prices, however, more than offset the production shortfall, thus helping to preserve fiscal sustainability. High inflation was ...

We'll cut rates again if we have to: US Fed

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2008
... what is necessary to shake the US economy out of its slow slide into recession, raising speculation that the AUD and oil prices will continue to skyrocket. Speaking at the Women in Housing and Finance and Exchequer Club Joint Luncheon in Washington last ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2007
... off," Mr Wacher said. "I guess the materials and energy sectors are off on the back of the commodity prices overnight. Oil prices and all the base metals took a bit of a beating and similarly with the gold price which was off quite substantially." Mr ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
... to $43.79 and Rio Tinto was up $1.78 to $147.26. In the US overnight, stocks were little changed as a sharp drop in oil prices and signs of resilience in the labour market offset concerns that tighter credit was hurting consumer spending. Data showing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
... the All Ordinaries gained 53.5 points to 6714. NEW YORK - US stocks ended little changed on Friday as a sharp drop in oil prices and signs of resiliency in the labor market offset concerns that tighter credit is hurting consumer spending. Data showing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2007
... companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp, helped buoy the Dow and the S&P 500, driven higher by a resurgence in crude oil prices back above $US90 a barrel. Speaking from the White House, Bush said an estimated 1.2 million homeowners could be eligible for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
... Shares of financial companies, including American Express and Bank of America Corp led declines. Another drop in crude oil prices also weighed on shares of energy companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp. In a sign of growing unease about the credit squeeze ...