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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... Ordinaries index fell 68.1 points, or 1.42 per cent, to 4,721.2 points. NEW YORK - Investors grew more confident about the US economy but also worried that a brighter employment picture will mean rising interest rates. Stocks closed higher on Friday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
... sign of spreading credit problems, turned their attention to consumers, whose spending is the biggest driver of the US economy. At close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had gained 35.22 points, or 0.34 per cent, to 10,345.14. The tech-heavy Nasdaq ...

L-U-V

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... unemployment remains weak and the appreciating euro is eroding the region's competitiveness in world markets. U - is for the US economy's growth path. Yes, we all know all about this. Retreating confidence as joblessness remains elevated, rising budget ...

Sell dollars to buy stocks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2009
... stock market. For how in the world could US stock prices go up when its currency is sinking? Or put another way, a weak US economy sends the US currency lower that catapults stocks higher. Thud! Thud! Thud! Unless it is pure speculation or dare I say ...

Ganging up on greenback

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... his voice and declared that, "Our commitment to our dual objectives, together with the underlying strengths of the US economy, will help ensure that the dollar is strong and a source of global financial stability." Those dual objectives, of course, are ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... in October. Investors are looking closely for signs of whether consumer spending, one of the biggest drivers of the US economy, will recover during the holiday season. A report on industrial production disappointed the market. The Fed said production ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
... Ordinaries index gained 51.2 points, or 1.08 per cent, to 4,773.8 points. NEW YORK - Investors grew more upbeat about the US economy on Monday after retail sales rebounded more than expected in October and as a weaker dollar sent commodity prices higher. ...

Mickey money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
... variable lags. Remember ex-Fed chief Greenspan's interest rate conundrum back in 2006? He couldn't figure out why the US economy continued to expand despite an inverted yield curve. Many explanations were given, from Asian surpluses finding their way ...

December 25bps

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... predicted to grow by 7.5 per cent next year after expanding by 6.0 per cent in the second quarter. Compare this to the US economy which rose by 0.8 per cent in the third quarter and is expected to grow by 2.6 per cent in 2010. So ask yourself, why do ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... 7. NEW YORK - Encouraging news on jobs and worker productivity gave investors new reason to be optimistic about the US economy and pushed stocks to big gains. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped almost two per cent on Thursday, while the Nasdaq composite ...