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Chief economist update: Too much of a good thing could be a bad thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... doses a day - roughly enough to vaccinate every adult (18 and older) in the country by July 4" - just in time for Independence Day. While the US unemployment rate -- at 6.2% in February - remained well-above pre-pandemic levels - 3.5% in February 2020 ...

Good goings-on in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
Were it not for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's "package of gifts" delivered on America's 4th of July Independence Day celebrations, the goings-on in China would remain buried on page 6 of the financial media. This could be because when it comes to ...

Bremorsing and Bregretting Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... from head of the UK Independence Party Nigel Farage's comment that, "Let June 23 go down in our history as our independence day!" they are nowhere to be seen. 'The Telegraph's' news item of 25 June might have something to do with Nigel being MIA. "Senior ...

The fat lady in concert on Sunday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... decided to publish the US Non-farm payrolls report a day early so our yankee doodle brethren can celebrate their Independence Day holiday in peace. Now we've got something to occupy us while we wait. And occupied is what everybody seems to be. I've clicked ...

Here we go again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2014
... last night's explanations for why Wall Street did what it did - fall big time. It gave back all the gains of Independence Day Eve, and then some. Not anymore. That was yesterday's news my lady. Today it's all about weak growth. Bloomberg even had to ...

All that jazz, all nonsense

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... that when the headlines screamed, "Payroll Surge Fuels Self-Sustaining U.S. Expansion: Economy" (Bloomberg) last Independence Day eve. Then again, so what? If the US recovery has really hit self-sustenance velocity, then that's more reason to buy is ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... for the fourth consecutive session, despite a soft lead from overseas. US markets were closed on Friday for the Independence Day public holiday and European stocks mostly finished last week on a negative note, but Morgan's senior private client adviser ...

Governor Glenn lets his jaw drop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... letting it all rip at the same time that most of us were co-celebrating Dow 17K with our American brethrens on 'Independence Day' eve. On 3 July, Governor Glenn spoke before 'The Econometric Society Australasian Meeting and the Australian Conference ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... market looks set to open higher despite a muted showing on European markets and Wall Street being closed for Independence Day on Friday. At 0815 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 5,495. In local economic ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... market looks set to open higher despite a muted showing on European markets and Wall Street being closed for Independence Day on Friday. At 0645 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 5,495. In local economic ...
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