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Speck of sand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... growth. US personal spending increased by 0.7 per cent in December - more than expectations for a 0.5 per cent gain. Personal income rose by 0.4 per cent, sending the savings rate down to 5.3 per cent from 5.5 per cent in the previous month. Oh no, savings ...

Santa's in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
... cheer when Santa Obama announced that he's forged a compromise deal with the Republicans extending the Bush-era personal income tax cuts by another two years, temporarily reduce payroll and social security taxes, hold the dividend and capital gains tax ...

Me too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... continued improvement. And just yesterday, we saw the latest data on consumer confidence, personal spending and personal income - all were better, all were improving, all show that America has indeed, something to be thankful for. Unfortunately these ...

Better than a Thanksgiving turkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
... highest reading since the June "pause". And why not? US consumer's income and spending increased the month before. Personal income rose by 0.5 per cent in October. Disposable personal income rose by 0.4 per cent in the month - the ninth increase in 10 ...

One report, two spins

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... Bloomberg reiterated a slightly different version of this phrase last night. "One report, two spins." One report. US Personal Income and Outlays, July 2010. Two Spins: Spin one. "U.S. stocks fell, erasing most of the previous day's gain, and Treasuries ...

Weak old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... follows a 0.1 per cent increase in the previous month. Consumer no spend, economy no grow. Consumer income no rise. Personal income was unchanged in June after rising by 0.3 per cent in May. Expectations were for a 0.2 per cent pick up. Wages/salaries ...

Every recovery starts jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... recovery. Add this to the lead provided by the still expanding, albeit slowing, ISM manufacturing index, increase in personal income, personal spending and savings and higher corporate profits and you'll find it difficult to justify a double-dip in the ...

Waiting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... continued flow of mixed messages out of the US. There was good news last night. The Commerce Department reported that personal income, personal spending and personal savings all increased in May. Read, US wages and salaries are rising fast enough to ...

RIP May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... offsetting forces of strength for global finance and economics? US consumer sentiment, manufacturing, housing, personal income and corporate earnings have been improving. China, India, Australia and some Asian countries have raised/are raising interest ...

La de da de da

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... lining in the dark clouds this time. First stop and the most important for the US economy - the consumer. Their personal income rose by only 0.1 per cent in January, less than expectations for a 0.4 per cent rise. Their wages and salaries increased by ...