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US dollar downed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... earlier this week) which printed at a lower than expected 48.2 in January - the fourth straight month of contraction in factory activity (below 50). To be sure, the US labour market remains strong as evidenced by last night's ADP employment report that ...

QIC purchases New York shopping centre

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... and Sprain Brook Parkway. It is anchored by Lord & Taylor, Whole Foods Market, Legoland Discovery Centre, The Cheesecake Factory, Dick's Sporting Goods, REI, Showcase Cinema and approximately 70 specialty stores. The latest acquisition by QIC continues ...

Strength in (A$) weakness

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016
... haunt the Australian economy as it looks to be gradually happening in the US -- evidenced by the latest contraction in factory activity, exports and industrial production, among others - compounded by a strong US dollar. But unlike the US dollar, the ...

Not so durable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... zero growth while Macroeconomic Advisers predicts 0.4%. Looking a bit further, more up-to-date indications from the US factory sector suggest a continuation of the same. The Empire State manufacturing index dropped to a reading of minus 19.4 in January ...

Now is the time to accommodate the sellers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
... online travel agents and sensors. One of the key forces in play is the displacement of labour by machines. Some of this is factory automation or services moving online." Amid market turbulence, however, the journey to success could be fraught with challenges ...

Spreading the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015

Not this year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... 15.9 percent to 16.9 percent." Perhaps this "less positive" outlook on the jobs front on the back of the weakening US factory sector would be, at the very least, offset by the service sector. Perhaps not. Markit Economics' flash US Services PMI slowed ...

Futuro makes five key appointments

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... achieve and then providing them with the type of support that will see them achieve that. "Futuro is not running a sausage factory, so our job is to help each one prosper based on their strategic plan."

Indian economy accelerating/slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... is still suffering from slack". An observation echoed by Bloomberg, "...exports have fallen for seven straight months, factory output's slowing and credit growth has failed to accelerate." At this point, there's still confusion about the Indian economy's ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... market looks set to open lower after falls on US and European markets following disappointing US home sales and China factory output data. At 0750 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down 49 points at 5,467. New US home ...