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The dollar traded mostly higher on Tuesday. US May 20-city home prices posted the largest year-over-year gain since August 2006, but July consumer confidence fell to a 5-month low. The S&P 500 declined 1.17 to 1,113.84. The euro rose to a 2-month high versus the yen after data showed German

Three important economic indicators this week suggested continued economic growth. Factory orders, the Institute for Supply Management Index and employment all suggested continued progress on the economic front. Factory orders increased 0.6 percent in February and the gain reported for January was revised higher. Factory orders have gained in 10…

The nation’s economy posted its largest job gain in three years in March, while the unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent for the third straight month.

United States – Employment – Private sector – Business – Economy

IT WAS another relatively good week for stocks, with our portfolios advancing an average of 1.1 per cent. But this was a shade paler than the 1.2 per cent chalked up by the blue chips Straits Times Index.
Our star portfolio last week was that made up of the highest dividend yield. It advanced 1.8 per cent. The biggest contributor to the portfolio’s gain was Hong Leong Asia, which added another 4.7… more

The stock market eked out a gain as investors took glum economic news in stride. The small gains still left stocks with a loss for the week but the Dow and S&P 500 logged their best month since November.









Gross domestic product – Business – Economy – Government – Investing

While the Greenback was the strong performer of last week, the Japanese yen took that title for this week. Although we did see a general gain in the USD, it was no match for the JPY which was boosted from this week’s risk aversion.