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If not now, when?

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012

... economies continue to lose momentum. While up a bit to 49.8 in July from 49.7 in the previous month, the US ISM manufacturing index remained under the 50 expansion/contraction line. Perhaps Uncle Ben's also waiting for tomorrow's non-farm payrolls report ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012

... points, to 19,820.38 while Shanghai shares were up 0.94 per cent, or 19.73 points, to 2,123.36 despite weak Chinese manufacturing data for July. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 index fell 14.36 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 3,530.64.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012

... releases home prices for July, while the Australian Industry Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers releases its performance of manufacturing index for July. In equities news, Great Western Exploration and King Solomon Mines are scheduled to hold annual general ...

Market Wrap

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012

... slightly higher in a major turnaround from the day before, as cautious investors were encouraged by better Chinese manufacturing data. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 4.3 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 4,133.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

The twain could not meet

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012

... business conditions, the Fed found the economy expanded at a "modest to moderate" pace in June and early July, "manufacturing activity continued to expand slowly in most districts... retail sales increased slightly...," and "Employment levels improved ...

Much ado, no do

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012

... While enumerating a litany of disappointments over weakening indicators - growth, employment, household spending, manufacturing production, business investment, etc. - he made no mention of an impending QE. Interpretation = the US economy hasn't weakened ...

Perfect timing for a "perfect storm" alert

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012

... itself. There is America. Recent economic indicators have been disappointing - most notably, the June drop in the ISM manufacturing index - one of the most reliable leading indicators of the US economy - into contraction territory and the disappointing ...

Two cuts and a top up

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012

Market Wrap

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012

... Wall Street, with investors banking on the Federal Reserve taking stimulus measures after the release of weak US manufacturing data and the ECB cutting rates on Thursday. Tokyo closed up 0.70 per cent, or 63.11 points, at 9,066.59 on Tuesday, and Seoul ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP | TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012

... where we thought it would around which is idling around the flatline." Wall Street finished mixed after news that US manufacturing contracted for the first time in almost three years in June, raising concerns about a key pillar of the nation's economic ...

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