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Knee jerk over little Beige Book

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007
... markets worsened the housing slump, the overall economy hasn't been widely harmed and the Beige Book confirmed the US economy "has continued to expand' in most districts. August market volatility barely impacted the broader economy: "outside of real ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
... earlier falling by nearly three per cent as a strong yen sparked sales of exporters such as Sony after fears about the US economy set off a Wall Street tumble. The Nikkei average lost 274.66 points or 1.69 per cent to 16,012.83. HONG KONG - Blue chips ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
... blue-chip stock index closed up for the sixth day in a row on Friday, led by miners and boosted by signs of strength in the US economy that outweighed broader worries about a global credit squeeze. The FTSE 100 gained 0.37 per cent, or 23.2 points to ...

Not made in China

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
... manufacturing capacity and "somewhat of a bubble in the Chinese economy," with a likely slowdown coming. While a slowing US economy is already impacting China's export volumes a "Made in China" backlash would certainly exacerbate the situation.

Fed shoots from the hip

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2007
... dangerous issue of a confidence crisis that has real potential to harm quality borrowers and severely threaten the US economy and market stability. With the Fed now pulling out the big guns to head off a credit crunch, a number of analysts and fund managers ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
... cent to close above 17,000 for the first time in a week, as Federal Reserve comments eased concerns about a slowing US economy. The Nikkei rose 107.51 points to 17,029.28, its highest close since July 31. The benchmark is now off nearly seven per cent ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2007
... share index dipped 1.2 per cent as tame US jobs and services activity data renewed concerns over the health of the US economy, which is grappling with a crisis in subprime mortgages. The FTSE 100 closed down 76 points at 6,224.3, for a weekly gain of ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
... LONDON - Britain's index of top 100 shares struck a three-month low, with financial stocks hurt by the concern over the US economy and miners enduring a turbulent day of trade. The biggest fall came from British Energy, although gains in Northern Rock ...

Economic round-up: BRICs get richer

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2007
... in some housing markets and the problematic sub-prime mortgage segment are anticipated to continue dragging on the US economy through 2007. Compared with other regions, Europe's 2006 real GDP growth was weak but still achieved its largest upswing since ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2007
... lashing as investors worried about higher interest rates and how a troubled US subprime mortgage market may hit the US economy. The FTSE 100 closed down 31.7 points, at 6,527.6 but was well off its day's low of 6,496.4. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended ...