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Those who want a job can get a job

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... employment and 2% inflation". And progress is what the latest update on the US labour market points to with seemingly most Americans who want a job are getting jobs. While the headline employment figure disappointed market expectations for a 190K addition ...

The Fed's done it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... progress that has been made toward restoring jobs, raising incomes, and easing the economic hardship of millions of Americans. And it reflects the Committee's confidence that the economy will continue to strengthen." This is how US Fed Chair Janet explained ...

Oil slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... to US$40.73 a barrel - both their lowest closings since February 2009. Most of the market "doesn't have any ceiling. Americans don't have any ceiling. Russians don't have any ceiling. Why should OPEC have a ceiling?" is how Iraqi Oil Minister Adel Abdul ...

Super funds should engage in pub theory

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... insights teams globally and all aimed at nudging people in directions that would make people's lives "go better." "Fewer Americans have died of Ebola than married Nicole Kidman. The risk of Ebola was very low but the signals in the mind were very high ...

Australian pre-retirees streets ahead of US

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... but new stats from the US show just how far ahead Australia is. Figures from US researcher Bankrate show that 26% of Americans ages 50 to 54 have no savings. That compares to this country where Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) ...

Expect slow "boil" Fed hikes: Hamish Douglass

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... interest. That's financial repression on a grand scale. "I suspect there will be champagne corks going off for some older Americans who will be blessed with income they haven't had for a long period of time." In keeping rates on hold, the Fed's dovish ...

Labour market says go, inflation says no

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... economy). Then again, forward looking indicators shows that the jury's still on their coffee break. Job expectations among Americans have been improving with 21.9% of respondents - the highest in 91 months - seeing "jobs plentiful" in August while an ...

US schools should teach finlit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
While US federal and state governments explore ways to boost private savings among Americans and introduce fiduciary standards for advisers, a major association has said a more important step is introducing financial literacy training into school curriculum. ...

"Patient" is the (key)word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... then perhaps, I have to attach "WR" to my surname (Ong) one more time for as we saw last week, retail spending among Americans decreased by 0.6% in February that followed a 0.8% decline in January that followed a 0.9% drop in December. These despite ...

Say when

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... important progress toward the FOMC's objective of maximum employment." No. "However, despite this improvement, too many Americans remain unemployed or underemployed, wage growth is still sluggish, and inflation remains well below our longer-run objective." ...