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Clear as crystal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... of price stability." Dear ol' Uncle Ben also elaborated on his 11 July statement when he told us that the current US employment rate "if anything, overstates the health of the labour market". "If a substantial part of the reductions in measured unemployment ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... eurozone and British central banks signalled that stimulus measures would continue for some time and ahead of official US employment figures for June. At 0807 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up 35 points at 4,783. ...

Is that a fiscal stimulus I smell?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... 0.05%). Not a bad move for only a brave soul or a compulsive gambler would dare stake the farm ahead of Friday's US employment report - the stat that is tied to the outlook on whether or not the Fed could taper soon or not and by a large or small amount. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... erratically as the US dollar sank and bond prices rose, but finished higher a day ahead of the government's release of US employment data for May. At the closing bell on Thursday the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 80.03 points (0.53 per cent) at ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... Markets Stan Shamu said resource stocks were benefiting from a rise in commodity prices following disappointing US employment data, which had pushed the US dollar lower. "The recovery in resources on the back of a weaker US dollar following weaker non ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after weak US employment figures late last week. At 0750 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was five points lower at 4,890, with 5,092 contracts traded. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... said investors were absorbing the latest announcements from the Bank of Japan and looking ahead to an important US employment report. "This week has been a heavy one for economic data and people are just trying to digest a lot of that," Ms Chan said. ...

Accountants in demand

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
... likely to increase. She said economic indicators show that consumer confidence had reached a two-year high and with US employment figures improving and growth in China stabilising there should be more job opportunities opening up in Australia as the ...

A week full of question marks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... advance. Yes Virginia, this is another 'what the' moment. For 'what the' fudge's wrong this time? What, what, what? The US employment report was good, it was better than market expectations in fact. Non-farm payrolls rose by 171K last month against predictions ...

Sandy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... in line with the recent improvement, albeit still disappointing, in the labour market. We'll get an update on the US employment situation later this week. Predictions are for a 114,000 gain in October payrolls and a slight tick up in the unemployment ...