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| | | ... equal size. The central bank also said it would keep its key short-term interest rate near zero at least until the unemployment rate drops below 6.5 per cent or inflation rises to 2.5 per cent. Previously, it had said that it expects to keep the rate ... |
| | | | ... 0.18 per cent to 3,612.10 points. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose as dealers cheered an improvement in the US unemployment rate and another batch of manufacturing figures indicating China's economy is emerging from a slumber. Investors appeared ... |
| | | | ... "You do get a bit more volatility in the market but it can also get a bit quiet as well." A surprise slide in the US unemployment rate to 7.7 per cent for November gave markets an initial boost on Friday, but shares ended the session mixed. The Dow Jones ... |
| | | | ... All Ordinaries index added 40.2 points, or 0.89 per cent, to 4,555.9 points. NEW YORK - A surprise slide in the US unemployment rate to 7.7 per cent for November gave markets an initial boost on Friday, but shares ended the session mixed. The Dow Jones ... |
| | | | ... president has kept the door open to negotiations with Congress on possible legislation to continue payroll tax cuts and unemployment insurance, saying he will delay his vacation "as long as it takes". Republican speaker John Beohner is meanwhile under ... |
| | | | ... general meetings. The market closed lower on Thursday, lacking direction despite an unexpected fall in Australia's unemployment rate. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 11.1 points, or 0.25 per cent, to 4,509.3 and the broader All Ordinaries index dropped ... |
| | | | ... was in full display yesterday when local market dropped following the release of good labour market numbers. The unemployment rate fell to 5.2% in November from 5.4% in the previous month and employers employed another 13,900 workers. Why? Why? Why? ... |
| | | | ... elsewhere, on optimism over talks aimed at avoiding a so-called fiscal cliff in the United States, and after upbeat unemployment data in Germany. Official data showed that Germany's jobless total rose 5000 in November from October. Madrid's IBEX 35 index ... |
| | | | ... survey showed that job advertisements fell 4.6% in October, the seventh straight month of falls, and the national unemployment rate has spiked to 5.4%. Miller continued: "We have been concerned about the challenges facing the Australian economy for some ... |
| | | | ... is likely to lead to difficulties in achieving growth targets and result in missed deficit reduction targets, high unemployment, concerns about long-term solvency and political instability, particularly across the eurozone," said Pease. "The magnitude ... |
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