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Gung Hay Fat Choy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... economy. Dare to go against the powers that be and it's off with your head, or so to speak. And this is what provides optimism for the Chinese outlook. The same central planning is now being employed to turn growth back up - and fast. Interest rates ...

Read between the headlines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... falling on jobs' headlines made it onto computer screens, it dipped by a mere 0.9 per cent. The feel good factor and optimism that President Obama engenders could be having their desired effect - restoring confidence. Because it is only when consumers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
... per cent, to 2,989.69. TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share index rose slightly on Monday, boosted by gains on Wall Street and optimism about Barack Obama's inauguration as US president, dealers said. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index gained 26.70 points, or 0.32 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
... - The CAC 40 index gained 20.87, or 0.70 per cent, to 3,016.75. TOKYO - Japanese shares rallied on Friday on renewed optimism about US president-elect Barack Obama's plans to revive the US economy and news of another capital injection for Bank of America. ...

FMs predict comeback by 2012

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
... very best investors," said Carl Hess, Watson Wyatt global head of investment consulting. "Regardless of fund managers' optimism...I think it will be lessons like these, put into practice in 2009, that will give pension plans the edge they need in a fast ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
... broader All Ordinaries was up 39.6 points, or 1.12 per cent, at 3,573.3. NEW YORK - Wall Street regained some of its optimism Wednesday, on expectations that Congress will extend a lifeline to US automakers and avoid a potential pitfall for the economy. ...

Knife falls

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
Anyone else caught the falling knife? Lower earnings forecasts quickly ended Wall Street's optimism over Santa Obama's promise of a 'single biggest investment' since the 1950s. Like I said in yesterday's commentary, for now this is simply rhetoric. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after US shares gained on optimism that President-elect Barack Obama's plan for a huge infrastructure spending package will help boost the US economy. Resource stocks may also gain after commodity ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... market was hoping the government would pump more cheap money into the economy," Mr Bishop said. "There has been a lot of optimism after the rally on the American market. "Our banks are up between 2.5 and five per cent and it has been a very good start ...

Ho hum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... percent have become standard fare. News headlines explained yesterday's rally in the domestic market as due to investor optimism following the US government's bail out of its once biggest bank - Citigroup. More likely, the Australian stock market was ...