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Fool me not again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... before. Now that was real fear! Besides these, America is in a much better place today than it was in August 2011. The unemployment rate was at 9.1% back then, now it's at 7.9%. Consumer confidence registered 55.8 then, now it's at 84.9. And oh, China ...

Reliance on improving global economy threatens big-four in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
... conservatively when there are clouds on the economic horizon - such as a decrease in the GDP and/or an increase in unemployment, preparing for the worst and hoping for the best," he said. "Capital generation in the sector is strong and capital ratios ...

Political punch trading greatest risk to US economy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
... whether its Obama or Romney, the next President will be in the fortunate position of inheriting a recovering economy. Unemployment is trending lower, consumer confidence is picking up, the housing market is showing signs of recovery and manufacturing ...

A week full of question marks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... gain. There were 30K less public sector jobs in October - also good for it reduces Uncle Sam's deficit bill. Even the unemployment rate's tick up to 7.9% from 7.8% is also good because this reflected the increase in the participation rate from 63.6% ...

Good not great but getting better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... that last month, US employers added the most workers since February. While bad news continues to hound Europe - the unemployment rate rose a fresh record high of 11.6% in September - there's some positive reports out of Europa lately, reports that concern ...

With or without China we're not cactus: James

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... the job market in the US, adds James are plans by the Federal Reserve (The Fed) to keep interest rates super low. "Unemployment is coming down and will continue to improve due to an improving house market," James advised. "The US housing market is growing ...

Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... off bankruptcy next month, while Athens released even worse growth and debt forecasts as part of its 2013 budget. Unemployment in the 17-nation eurozone hit also hit a new all-time high of 11.6 per cent in September. Nevertheless Spain's and Italy's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... euro rose to $US1.2972 from $US1.2900 late in New York on Monday, as traders brushed aside news of rising German unemployment. HONG KONG - Asian stock markets have closed mixed but Tokyo closed lower after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced monetary easing ...

Sandy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... employment situation later this week. Predictions are for a 114,000 gain in October payrolls and a slight tick up in the unemployment rate to 7.9% from 7.8% in the previous month. Our thoughts and prayers to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Stay sa ...

Financial services outstrip mining: CommSec

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... solace in the headline statistics. "There's an awful lot to be positive about," he said. "Inflation is around 2%, unemployment is just 5%, there hasn't been a recession for 21 years and Australian businesses are delivering real wage growth. "These are ...