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Jobs, jobs, jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... shifted its monetary policy stance to neutral! OK, you may kick yourselves now. But...but. But what? But leading indicators of the labour market earlier this year were all pointing to massive job shedding to come? This time they've stopped getting worse ...

Make love not leverage

... that the rate of contraction in manufacturing activity has begun to slow. This index is one of the reliable leading indicators of the US economy. It fell below 50 in December 2007 - later timed by NBER as the start of the US recession. The National Association ...

Governance indices create illusions: study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
Indices that seek to describe a company's governance credentials through quantitative measures are poor indicators of future investment returns. A major paper published in the Columbia Law Review, 'The Promise and Peril of Corporate Governance Indices' ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
... contracts. Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said the market was fluctuating as investors searched for solid indicators of overall market movement. "It's been up and down, up and down, a bit like a lollipop lady's stop and go sign," Mr Smith said. ...

Obama: he's the man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet. These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land ...

Market Movers (10 July)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... crunch. The Labour Force report is critical to markets because employment growth and the unemployment rate are two key indicators of economic activity and have important bearing on consumer sentiment and fiscal and monetary policies.

Rates on hold thanks to oil prices

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
... financial conditions, in conjunction with other factors including rising fuel costs, is working to restrain demand. Indicators of household spending have recorded subdued outcomes over recent months, and credit expansion to both households and businesses ...

AUD to fall in second half of 2008: KBC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
... "Australia is closely interwoven with the Asian economies, which account for some 45 per cent of exports". KBC said the indicators of the Australian slowdown are already evident. "The first signs of this are already visible. Consumer confidence is declining ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
... part-time workforce of Australia is now 2,955,100 which represents about 29 per cent of the overall workforce. Forward indicators of the labour market in Australia have strengthened in the last month with the ANZ analysis of newspaper and internet job ...

RBA delivers Christmas cheer to homeowners

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2004
... series of economic data, including last week's national accounts, which suggested economic growth was slowing. More indicators of how the economy is travelling are due to be released later this morning. Westpac is expected to release consumer confidence ...