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Experts pick top stocks and sectors

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... front-of-mind for financial planners." Given this outlook, Elio D'Amato, chief executive at share market research house Lincoln Indicators, said financial planners should not overlook Australia's banking mining, IT and health care sectors. "As Australians ...

Of bulls, bears and flatliners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... and rallies with profit-taking. For the bulls. The green shoots - stabilisation and lesser deterioration in economic indicators - provide evidence that, albeit slow, the system continues to heal and that the worst is passed. The Institute of Supply Management ...

Rejoice or lament

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2009
Water...water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. A thousand and one economic data and indicators were released overnight but all we got is more of the same - green shoots. American and European equities closed stronger last night, this time seeing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
... - Asia's markets were lower as many investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of this week's release of key economic indicators in the US and Japan, while others took profits from recent gains. In Japan, the Nikkei-225 index fell 93.92 points, or 0.95 ...

Up, Down, Flat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
... remained high despite declining to 10.2 months in May from 10.4 months. So which is it? For me, the mere fact that indicators and forecasts have become mixed is a positive - plain and simple. Just think back to the time just passed. Back then, all the ...

No protection in protectionism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... giving further evidence of improving fundamentals in the US economy. Green shoots. The index of US leading economic indicators increased for the second straight month in May - the best two-month performance since November and December 2001. The Philadelphia ...

Spin-a-win

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... count the number of times the IMF has changed its forecasts over the past 12 months alone. There were other economic indicators and surveys released overnight, but you get the idea. The bottomline is that I think the bulls will prevail over the short-term. ...

Slippery - watch your step

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
... in oil prices in recent months. Green shoots. With the global economy stabilising and the deterioration in economic indicators deteriorating less, more and more investors are expecting that recovery is just around the corner. And a recovery brings with ...

Intl equities on a good run...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
... start of 2009. Not only are liquidity and credit starting to flow. Trade flows are also improving based on other key indicators. That said, there could still be some more nasty surprises along the way that will again test equity investors' conviction. ...

Darling buds of May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
... this is improving confidence in Europe and the rest of the world. Sure there were bumps along the way. Some economic indicators continued to deteriorate. While the panic has eased, swine flu has not been licked. North Korea's Kim Jung Il is flexing his ...