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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... quarter, also beating expectations for an increase to 5.1%. What is more, this comes on top of an increase in the participation rate to 70.1% from 69.7% in the second quarter.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... November last year. The unemployment rate fell to 5.6% in September from 5.7% in the previous month as the participation rate decreased to 64.5% from 64.7%. ECB monetary policy decision The European Central Bank (ECB) kept monetary policy unchanged at ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... month (5.6% on July 2013). This is good, or is it? The drop in the unemployment rate is due to the fall in the participation rate from 64.9% in July to 64.7% in August - more than expectations for a steady 64.9% -- suggesting that workers are discouraged ...

Sequoia launches two specialist retail products

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
... vehicles sectors. The minimum investment for Series 1 is $25,000 and the product carries the benefit of a 200% participation rate to the positive performance of Tesla shares. For Series 23, the minimum investment is $50,000. Both have an investment term ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016
... gain in the previous month. The unemployment rate fell to a three-year low of 5.7% (from 5.8%) despite the participation rate remaining unchanged at 64.9% in July from June. However, the details of the jobs report show that the Australian labour market ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... Macroeconomic Statistics Division, Bruce Hockman. The trend unemployment rate remained steady at 5.7%. The participation rate also remained steady at 64.8%. IT jobs boom Employers are intending to hire more technology staff over the remainder of this ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... rate nudged up to 5.8% in June from 5.7% in the previous month, this is largely due to the increase in the participation rate - up to 64.9% from 64.8% in May - as workers re-enter the labour force, encouraged that there are jobs to find. To be sure ...

Returning Fed hike expectations could be flattened by yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... US jobs market as more workers are encouraged to re-join the labour force as reflected in the pickup in the participation rate from 62.6% to 62.7% in June. The S&P 500 index broke above the 2,130.82 points record high set on 21 May 2015 before closing ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
... unemployment rate stayed where it was since March, steady at 5.7% and in line with market expectations as the participation rate remained unchanged at 64.8% in May. The latest jobs numbers indicate continued stability in the Australian labour market ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... time jobs grew by 1.0% in April, the same as March. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.7% but the participation rate eased to 64.8% from 64.9% in March. Philadelphia Fed business outlook The Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey is considered ...