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Chief economist update: The Fed pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... Trading Economics counts the number of improving stats in America: US New Home Sales Jump to Near 1-1/2-Year High US Housing Starts Fall to Near 2-Year Low in March US Manufacturing Growth Holds Steady at Near 2-Year Low US Retail Sales Post Biggest ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... modest support from consumer sentiment and dwelling approvals (contributing +0.15ppts on a combined basis)". US housing starts Because of housing's large multiplier effect on the economy, the Fed would be concerned at the latest stats that show housing ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... over year increase). Sydney went up by 3.6% in the year to the June quarter following a 9.7% pick up in March. US housing starts US housing starts fell by 5.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.142 million units in August from 1.212 million units ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... on a year-on-year basis, industrial production fell by 0.5% in July - the 11th straight month of contraction. US housing starts An across the board increase in building activity sent US housing starts up 2.1% to an annualised rate of 1211 thousand units ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... -- and nary a jawboning word from RBA governor Glenn Stevens, should keep the A$ well-bid in the near term. US housing starts There was a big disappointment in the latest update on the US housing sector. Housing starts dropped by 8.8% in the month of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... record closing peaks, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 8.40 points (0.17 per cent) to 5,070.03. US housing starts leapt 20.2 per cent in April to an annual rate of 1,135,000 units, the best level of new home construction since November ...

Goldilocks is back in town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... Goldilocks is back in town in Uncle Sam country. Data out last night show good news on the housing front. Overall US housing starts soared by 15.7% to an annualised 1.093 million units - more than the expected 0.963 mil - following a 4.0% decline in ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2014
... tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index rose 19.20 (0.43 per cent) to 4,527.51. Fresh US economic data showed a pickup in US housing starts after two slower months, an encouraging sign for the construction sector, and also tepid inflation, with consumer prices ...

Calm over Crimea and US houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... While I can swallow the Ukraine rationale for Wall Street's sigh of relief, it looks like a stretch linking the US housing starts data (released overnight) to "improving outlook for the biggest economy" and therefore, buys on Wall Street. Certainly ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
... Index declined 21.11 (0.50 per cent) to 4,197.58. US industrial output rose 0.3 per cent in December, while US housing starts fell almost 10 per cent from a five-year high. Corporate earnings were uneven, with Intel missing expectations, Morgan Stanley ...
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