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Better and better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... Sheff + Associates Inc., points out that the ISM survey is made up of the largest manufacturing companies in the United States - companies that, in many cases, are global operators with substantial portions of their businesses outside U.S. borders. "The ...

Speck of sand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... cent of world GDP. It wouldn't be missed if it goes the way of the pharaohs. Its biggest trading partners are the United States, China and Germany. Based on the CIA Factbook's figures, Egypt buys a puny 0.3 per cent of these countries' total exports. ...

Downgrade me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
... the International Monetary Fund (IMF) conveyed its disappointment over progress towards budget tightening in the United States, Japan, Brazil and Europe. While it lauded moves by Germany, France, Britain and Spain towards deficit reduction, it also warned ...

Ratings firm expands fund coverage

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
... listed investment companies in Australia. The research has set its sights on covering about 100 CEFs traded in the United States by the end of the first quarter of 2011.

When good is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... about 2 per cent against the US dollar since the start of the year. People are buying euros! Maybe it's up to the United States of America to settle the score once and for all. Then again... maybe not. There are two major market moving items on the cards ...

Value a plus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... measured by the MSCI World Index (in local currency terms), produced a 7.8 per cent gain in 2010. A summer lull in the United States and renewed concerns over contagion from the European sovereign debt crisis sent international equities lower by mid-year. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... has lost some of its early gains but remains higher at noon as stocks follow positive leads from markets in the United States and Europe. At 1201 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 20.3 points, or 0.43 per cent, at 4,696.5, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... positive comments from the president of the European Central Bank and strong private sector employment data in the United States. "They're the three flashpoints of the world economy," he said. "If you get positive comments or data in unison, then the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... Australian share market posted moderate gains amid sluggish trading ahead of the Thanksgiving public holiday in the United States. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 8.7 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 4,593.40 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Instos want more rewards for low-carbon assets

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... interested in the economic opportunities of a low-carbon economy. Within the group statement are investors from the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia, South Africa, Brazil and Canada including European investors and US public pension funds and state ...