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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... European stocks rebounded on figures showing a pick up in the US growth rate, after having taken a hit on the Spanish unemployment rate breaching 25 per cent for the first time. In equities news on Monday, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is due to hold its ...

Market Wrap

AMP  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... European stocks rebounded on figures showing a pick up in the US growth rate, after having taken a hit on the Spanish unemployment rate breaching 25 per cent for the first time. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies closed up a marginal 0.03 per cent ...

Not long now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... Obama expects to beat and Romney prays he doesn't - plus 124,000 jobs gained in October and a slight increase in the unemployment rate to 7.9%. The good news here is that once the elections are over, it'll remove another uncertainty (policy and regulatory) ...

Market wrap late AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... and the expectation of a further cut." US stocks made modest gains on Thursday as durable goods orders and weekly unemployment claims came in better than expected and Procter & Gamble earnings beat forecasts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... 0.06 per cent, to 4,533.5 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have made modest gains as durable goods orders and weekly unemployment claims came in better than expected and Procter & Gamble earnings beat forecasts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 26.34 ...

Fed decides not to decide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... the index rising to 51.3 in October from 51.1 in the previous month. "Growth in employment has been slow, and the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending has advanced a bit more quickly, but growth in business fixed investment has slowed." ...

UK becoming OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012

More jobs, more jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... yeah, the RBA should cut interest rates, cut them now". Here's 'The Australian's' opening paragraphs: "THE worst unemployment rate in 2 1/2 years confirms the Reserve Bank's view that the labour market is weakening, reinforcing the likelihood of another ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... closed marginally lower as investors considered the chances of another interest rate cut in the wake of the latest unemployment figures. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 7.2 points, or 0.16 per cent, to 4,483.5 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... markets fell as concerns over the eurozone debt crisis overshadowed surprisingly good US jobs data, which showed unemployment close to a four-year low. An underwhelming return for Shanghai after a week-long holiday added to the glum outlook for the day ...