David Cohen
David Cohen
Former writer for The Simpsons who helped develop the hit animated series Futurama.
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth13 July 1966
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China and the U.S. will continue to be the main engines of global growth next year'. The slowdown in growth is minor and China's demand for oil and metals will continue to pressure global commodity markets.
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As long as the outlook appears bright for continued world growth and investment spending generally, that should be supportive for Japanese machinery makers.
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The U.S. and China continue as the primary engines of export growth for the region, and we are seeing improvements in Europe and Japan as well. Export strength is helping support investment and consumer demand.
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Consumer spending should be able to continue to contribute as it has in the past couple of quarters. The labor market is in better condition than it has been in a few years and that should be supportive of consumer spending.
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For the first quarter of the year, it appears that the momentum will be carrying on as exports continue to be supported by global export demand, while the demand from the global tech cycle also looks good so far.
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The program itself inserts a degree of unpredictability,
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We cannot and should not put the games on.
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US$70 appears likely, but global growth seems solid right now.
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Exports held up at a solid increase and imports have been in a more moderate range, after skyrocketing in the middle of the year.
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Exports are susceptible to the pharmaceuticals number, which is volatile from month to month.
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Basketball doesn't get any better than that. Just being able to run up and down the court, getting transition buckets. It doesn't get any better than that.
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She herself feels comfortable now and that should help ease pressure on the financial markets. Many investors had thought that the sooner (she ends the emergency rule), the better for the economy.
More is better than some -- and some is better than none.
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I think Malaysia can hold its own. The natural resources remain a source of strength and the record in recent years has been reasonably encouraging, so I don't think they have to be paranoid.