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The virtuous cycle is back in play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... rose by 0.9% in the same month. There wasn't any fear over 'sequestration' among US manufacturers either. The ISM manufacturing index accelerated by 1.1 points to 54.2 In February with new orders jumping by 4.5 points to 57.8 and new export orders increasing ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... close at 6378.6 points on Friday on the back of encouraging US data including a third-straight month of increasing manufacturing. Frankfurt's DAX 30 shed 0.43 per cent to 7708.16 points, and in Paris the CAC 40 lost 0.62 per cent to 3699.91 points. Milan's ...

Fear is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... "sequestration" come 1 March. There's Moody's downgrade of the UK's triple-A credit rating to AA1. There's China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index which fell to its lowest reading in four months in February. And yes, there's also the simmering ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... Leighton. In Australia, the market on Monday closed higher as investors continued to feel optimistic despite weaker manufacturing data from China. At 1615 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 37.7 points, or 0.75 per cent, at 5,055.8 points, while ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... London's FTSE 100 index of top companies gained 1.12 per cent to close at 6,347.24 points as a slight expansion in manufacturing in January and positive quarterly results for telecoms firm BT cheered investors. The mining giants all opened higher. Rio ...

On positive contagion, reflation and the great rotation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... strengthening and durable good orders are surging. Even better, the forward view is warm and sunny days ahead. The ISM manufacturing index - what I consider the most reliable and consistent predictor of US growth - jumped to 53.1 last month from 50.2 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... London's FTSE 100 index of top companies gained 1.12 per cent to close at 6,347.24 points as a slight expansion in manufacturing in January and positive quarterly results for telecoms firm BT cheered investors. Frankfurt's DAX added 0.74 per cent to ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... of Statistics' producer prices indexes for the December quarter. The Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing (PMI) index and the RP Data-Rismark's home prices, both for January, are also expected. Westpac chief economist Bill Evans is ...

It's happening

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... New US jobless claims fell for the second week in a row last week, while data released on Thursday showed China's manufacturing activity has reached a two-year high. Womenswear retailer Specialty Fashion Group was the standout performer in early trade ...