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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... competitors, Nasdaq OMX Group Inc, fell five per cent. The Commerce Department also reported that businesses increased their inventories for a 12th consecutive month in December, indicating further gains in production at US factories. LONDON - European ...

Middle East mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2011
... gain... but have you seen the details? GDP grew despite the reduction in government spending and a substantial drag from inventories. Why? American consumers (and businesses) spent over the period... and boy did they spend. Consumer spending - yes, the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... into negative territory by noon. Overnight trade saw a drop in oil prices on news of an unexpected rise in US crude inventories and fears that China would take action to cool its robust economic growth. Santos was down 14 cents, or 1.02 per cent, at ...

Thanks but no thanks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... spending but US businesses aren't, they're stocking up their shelves in time for the Xmas buying season. Business inventories increased by 0.9 in September following an upwardly revised 0.9 per cent (from 0.6 per cent) gain in the previous month. I've ...

Home trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... 3.98 million units in July. Worse, the shadow inventory of unsold homes is not included in this calculation. Shadow inventories are comprised of foreclosed homes that are not yet in the market or homes whose owners would like to offload but are waiting ...

Weak old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... following a 1.8 per cent drop in May. A decline of 0.5 per cent was expected. Shipments fell by 0.8 per cent in the month, inventories slipped by 0.1% and unfilled orders were flat. Ah... so, this is why there was that big contribution from inventories ...

Which way USA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... showed a pick up from 2.4 per cent to 3.2 per cent. Double dippers will claim that the composition of GDP showed that inventories added 1.1 per cent to the quarter's 2.4 per cent expansion. That's almost half of the growth contributed by stocks sitting ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... point at 4,050.50. TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.4 per cent on Monday after better-than-expected US wholesale inventories underscored a recovery in the US economy, while ad agency Dentsu surged on improved earnings guidance. Trading houses such ...

When old news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
... complaining? Heck even economic news showing that US existing home sales fell for a a third consecutive month in February and inventories are rising did not bother The Street. Neither did the 0.6 per cent fall in Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... fell to 72.5 from 73.6 in late February. Investors were also displeased with the Commerce Department's report that inventories were unchanged. Economists had forecast an increase. Analysts are hoping that businesses will restock store shelves on a consistent ...