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Off the cliff and into the ceiling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
... high of 48.6%. Europe's fiscal and monetary authorities now have one hand free to revive activity in their respective economies. Far from the widely-speculated hard landing, recent indications show that China is taking off again...and if what I read ...

Above trend growth bodes well for commodities

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013
... positive events over the festive season has delivered a better than expected growth outlook for both Australian and global economies. For starters, the US data flow is looking more promising and a (partial) resolution of the US fiscal cliff issue has ...

Australian pay rate growth underperforms Asia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... competitiveness and what should be our productivity policy. Illustrating the issues, average wage rate growth among the Asia tiger economies in the Hay Group survey is 10% compared to Australia's 4%, but when you contrast their 7% average inflation against ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... the central bank's cut to the cash rate on Tuesday, Australia interest rates were still high compared with other major economies such as the US and UK and in the euro zone. Wall Street closed firmer - the Dow advanced 0.3 per cent, the S&P500 climbed ...

It's just plain dumb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... economy or the recessed European one. Our equity market - as measured by the All Ordinaries index - lags 'em problem economies. Australians are worried because our real GDP growth slowed to 3.1% in the year to the third quarter from 3.8% in the June ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... and other companies. LONDON - European stock markets have risen, unruffled by grim news on the eurozone and British economies. London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies closed up 0.39 per cent to 5,892.08 points, while Frankfurt's DAX 30 added 0.26 ...

Commodities boom over: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... driving prices lower. "On the demand side, China is settling into a more moderate pace of economic growth, while developed economies struggle with deleveraging headwinds," he said. "Global industrial production, after sustaining a 5%-plus pace of growth ...

Diamond in the region

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... the land of my birth. Yes, I'm half Chinese, half Filipino and now a 100% Australian. Lucky 'ey? The way these three economies are going, I'm getting the best of three worlds. Australia's the envy of the OECD. China only recently became the second largest ...

Euro endurance is lesser of two evils

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... contract by as much as 50% in the first year alone. Furthermore, the effect of contagion could see the far stronger economies of northern Europe dragged into recession. McMahon says that Germany had more than US$300 billion of exposure to Spain and Ireland ...

Super reforms should not kill off smaller funds: Quadrant

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... or pooling administrative resources to meet regulatory requirements. "Partnering can be a first-rate way to achieve economies of scope and scale while maintaining a meaningful affinity with members and delivering the kind of personal service a big fund ...