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Chief economist update: The power of money (and a cure)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... resurfaced in Beijing and, with it, the re-imposition of lockdowns. Have money, will travel. The latest US retail sales report - up 17.7% in May from April - underscores the power of money. Cheaper borrowing costs and money printing from the Fed and ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... yen. Regional investors were given another positive lead from Wall Street following a better-than-forecast US retail sales report. Tokyo climbed 0.12 per cent, or 24.11 points, to 20,407.08, although the gains were capped by worries about the Greece ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,549. Wall Street stocks were up after a solid US retail sales report suggested American consumers are gaining confidence after a sluggish first quarter. However there were falls in gold, copper ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2015
... 5,710.8. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have finished little changed in choppy trade following a lacklustre US retail sales report and disappointing earnings from Macy's. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 7.74 points (0.04 per cent) to 18,060.49 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street rose despite a lacklustre US retail sales report and some disappointing earnings announcements. At 0805 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 25 points ...

Because I'm happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... policy transmission mechanism." Wall Street's happy - S&P 500 up 0.7% to a two-week high - for the bad US retail sales report (released overnight) conjures happy thoughts about the Fed keeping interest rates low for, perhaps, a considerably greater "considerable ...

Will stocks follow Fed exit to the exits?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... only after it assesses that America's economic growth has become sustainable. The better-than-expected US retail sales report released overnight (and the bigger-than-forecasts addition to April payrolls) might have added credence to the view that America ...

The Celtic Tiger gets back its roar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... tomorrow - and break it the day after - given the strong tailwind provided by the hugely better-than-expected US retail sales report released last night. US retail spending jumped by 1.1% in February against expectations for a 0.5% increase. Even better ...

Shopping till unemployment drops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
... industry watchers are calling "frugality fatigue." The WSJ could use the exact sentence to explain the latest US retail sales report released overnight. According to the US Census Bureau, retail spending increased by better-than-expected 0.8 per cent ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
... campaign and cause a significant slowdown in the economy. Signs of slowing were apparent in last night's US retail sales report. Retail sales went up by 0.1 per cent in May as expected. However, the increase was mainly due to a 1.9 per cent rise in sales ...
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