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Stuck at zero

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
Steady as she goes! The US Federal Reserve maintained its course as it tries to guide the US economy out of stormy waters. There we have it Virginia, the much-awaited, much speculated US Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting produced nada. By ...

Trick or treat

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... better-than-expected 3.5 per cent annualised growth in US real GDP growth in the third quarter. Ahhh...all is well. The US economy is back to growth. But Halloween is not otherwise known as the "festival of the dead" for nothing. The part-tey lasted ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... closed firmly in the black, breaking a four-day losing streak, after a rebound in sentiment spurred by data showing the US economy returning to growth at a better than expected pace. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 68.5 points, or 1.5 per cent ...

Back on the road again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
Three cheers for the US economy! Hip, hip...hooray! Hip, hip...hooray! Hip, hip... Last night it became official - the US economy was reborn, growing by a better-than-expected 3.5 per cent annualised in the third quarter. Note that I didn't say out ...

A tale of confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... petrol prices (up 69 per cent from the start of 2009) and disposable income is certainly shot. Pessimism about the US economy is also rising. The WSJ/NBC survey of 1,009 Americans conducted in the period 22-25 October revealed that 58 per cent of respondents ...

The shrinking big dollar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... with exports growing for the fourth straight month. Positive yes. Still, exports account for only 10 per cent of the US economy. The 0.6 per cent fall in August imports underscore the continued weakness in America's domestic demand. When viewed in relation ...

Rejoice for rates have risen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
... the new homebuyer tax credit and raising unemployment benefits. 'Extensions' or Stimulus 2.0, the bottomline is: the US economy needs additional help. As would be expected every time interest rates are raised, websites and newspaper pages are again filled ...

October - an E (entry/exit) point

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
... objective of the various fiscal and monetary pump priming measures? To prime consumers - which makes up 70 per cent of the US economy - to spend? The stimulus programs are working! Could it be that after missing out on the spectacular bull run of the ...

BOBisms

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... positive data showing a sharp jump in US retail spending in August. The US consumer accounts for 70 per cent of the US economy. Just imagine what would happen should this trend continue. Last night's update on US industrial production provides further ...

Three wise men - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... to feel like a very weak economy for some time." Which is also true given the continued job losses not only in the US economy but elsewhere in many parts of the globe, tighter lending standards, falling house prices, etc. But in the end, President Obama's ...