Posts Tagged ‘release’
Upbeat GDP mood set to boost market
SINGAPORE stocks could see the continuation of their upward charge this week due to the prospect of bright economic growth numbers and positive earnings surprises.
Analysts believe that today’s release of advance third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) numbers could further confirm the end of the recession here.
This could provide a much-needed fresh lead for a new wave of buying to propel the … more
Global Financial System Facing Challenges
In a very quiet week the most important development was the release of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Financial Stability Review. Not surprisingly the assessment of the health of the Australian banking system was glowing. The banks’ growth since the last recession has concentrated on mortgages. Whereas in the last…
The Weekly Bottom Line
With the release of the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ preliminary estimate of the second quarter GDP growth and an increasing number of signs that growth will return to positive territory in the third quarter, it is an appropriate time for a “preliminary” post-mortem look at the U.S. Great Recession. The…
CPI creeps up 1.1% in July on housing costs
SINGAPORE’S consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.1 per cent in July from June but fell 0.5 per cent year on year, the Department of Statistics (DOS) said yesterday.
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Mixed recovery outlook spells volatile week ahead
STOCKS here are likely to face a rough ride this week, following the release of economic data suggesting a mixed outlook for recovery in the world’s biggest economies.
Investors looking to the United States for direction will find little comfort – Friday was a roller-coaster ride of welcome and unwelcome surprises, sending the major US equity indices lower for the week.
The Reuters/University of M… more
EMU Economic Indicators Preview
German GDP will probably have contracted slightly quarter-on-quarter in Q2 2009, just as output in the producing sector did. On 13 August, Destatis (the German Federal Statistical Office) is publishing its “flash release” on German Q2 GDP; a detailed breakdown of the components will follow on 25 August. Investment in…



