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Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
... indicators fell by 0.6 per cent in May after a 0.1 per cent decline in the previous month. This signals slower growth in the US economy over the next six to nine months. Slower economic growth plus rising interest rates equal lower profits. Meanwhile ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
... its holding in the company, fuelling speculation of a takeover. NEW YORK - US stocks ended down as signs of a slowing US economy triggered concerns that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 60.35 ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
... significant increase in energy prices can simultaneously slow economic growth while raising inflation,' so far the US economy has exhibited 'underlying strength and resiliency.' Meanwhile, latest data out of the UK show that retail sales rose by 0.5 ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
... per cent as blue chips gained on the view that they had fallen too far in a six-week tumble, but worries about the US economy capped the gains. The Nikkei rose 161.20 points to 14,470.76. HONG KONG - Stocks recovered across the board, finishing up more ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2006
... fell nearly two per cent to its lowest close since November, pushed down by concerns of a possible slowdown in the US economy and its impact on Japan hit exporters. The Nikkei ended down 288.85 points at 15,096.01. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks closed ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2006
... increases conviction for steady interest rates here in Australia. This is because the report points to a slowing in the US economy and this could in turn weaken growth in the global economy - one of the factors cited by the RBA in its decision to raise ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2006
... that foreigners were unloading Tokyo stocks due to conservative Japanese earnings forecasts and uncertainty about the US economy. The Nikkei ended 213.45 points lower at 15,693.75. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks slipped for a second session as caution ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
... date, the Fed has raised interest rates 15 consecutive times for a total of 375 basis points. In response so far, the US economy continues to give conflicting indications with housing slowing, petrol prices surging, commodities rising, employment growth ...

Daily economic update

... the already strong first quarter US real GDP. Forward indicators also indicate that there is no slowing yet in the US economy. The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) non-manufacturing index rose to 63.0 in April - the highest since October last year ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2006
... lower after a disappointing profit forecast from Microsoft pulled down the major indexes and outweighed news that the US economy grew briskly in the first quarter. Shares of Microsoft suffered the biggest one-day drop since November 2000, pushing the ...