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Chief economist update: Tariff man takes Wall Street down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
With one tweet, US President Donald Trump reversed all of Wall Street's gains... and then some. "....I am a Tariff Man. When people or countries come in to raid the great wealth of our Nation, I want them to pay for the privilege of doing so. It ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... drop in housing starts in September, data on existing home sales leaves no doubt about the solid state of the US housing market. Existing home sales jumped by 3.2% to an annualised rate of 5.47 million in September of 2016 - the highest level since June ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... month. This is lower than consensus expectations for a 0.5% increase and pints to continued weakness in the US housing market in the coming months. US new home sales (reported previously) dropped by 7.6% in the month of August. Eurozone confidence Several ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... level in three months and is less than market expectations of 1.190 million units. The near-term outlook for the US housing market remains mixed. The lead provided by building permits is not encouraging. Building permits declined by 0.4% to a seasonally ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
US housing market index The NAHB housing market index rose to a reading of 65 in September, a sharp improvement from the previous month's 59 level. This was better than the expected increase to 60 and the best reading since October 2015. Better, all ...

Dip-buying pays

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... new home sales in June) and down by 7.3% on the year. Just one month's number or a digit that marks that the US housing market has peaked? Too (or two), there's the nagging question of valuation - stretched, just right or still Jenny Hawkins attractive. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... 16.9 points, or 0.32 per cent, to 5,352.8. NEW YORK - US stocks closed little changed as investors weigh a weak US housing market report and a breakthrough deal between Iran and major powers over its controversial nuclear program. At the closing bell ...

Savings trap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... it's good data. Taper off. If US interest rates stay at current levels, more weakness could be in store for the US housing market. The yield on 10-year US Treasuries (from which mortgage rates are derived) is currently at 2.52%. While down from the 3.0% ...

Surprise tapering delay boosts Australian shares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
... Forster said the motivation to continue printing money may in part be an attempt to sustain the recovery of the US housing market, by encouraging lenders to keep mortgage rates low. But overall, he said it was "a shame", as it put off the inevitable. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
... as dealers bet on an end to the Fed's $US85-billion-a-month monetary easing. But figures showing a slump in US housing market sales on Friday allayed fears of an early stimulus rollback and led to rallies in Europe and the United States. Sydney closed ...
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