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All that jazz, all nonsense

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... and all that jazz are afoot. There's the Fed interest rate hike expectations brought forward following last week's strong jobs data raison d'etre. "The central bank will increase its benchmark rate in the third quarter of 2015, rather than the first ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... highlight of the week was Thursday's Department of Labor employment report, which showed the US economy added a healthy 288,000 jobs in June, while the unemployment rate fell to 6.1 per cent from 6.3 per cent in May. LONDON - European stocks ended the ...

PROFILE: State Street Global Advisors CEO Lochiel Crafter

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... thing, I've never narrowed things down" he explains, and adds: "at uni, I used to work in hotels. There, I could do different jobs, shifts, pick up things, and offer to do this and that." His first role in the finance sector, floor operator in the stock ...

Slow and steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
WOW! Seen the latest ADP private payrolls number last night? The report showed 281,000 Americans found jobs in the private sector in June. This is the biggest monthly addition since the 293K added back in November 2012 and... it beat even the most optimistic ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... open higher after both the Dow Jones and the S& P 500 reached record highs for the second session in a row, buoyed by good jobs figures. At 0645 AEST on Thursday, the September share price index futures contract was up 22 points at 5,434. US payrolls ...

James knows when

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
... rip-roaring over the next six months (anything is possible) and the Fed lift rates early. But this is also good. There'll be jobs galore and spending and profits to be made.

FSU warns of job loss 'tidal wave'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... have a government willing to capitulate to the demands of our big banks and financial services lobbyists at the expense of jobs, data security and the best interests of customers. "The danger of leaving the banking and finance industry to its own devices ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... by 3.5-4.5 per cent. Rail and ports operator Asciano's shares were up 22.5 cents at $5.455 on news it will axe about 500 jobs to help reduce costs by $90 million during the 2014/15 financial year. The major banks were also higher, with Commonwealth Bank ...

Steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... are not on a preset course, and the Committee's decisions about the pace of purchases remain contingent on its outlook for jobs and inflation as well as its assessment of the likely efficacy and costs of such purchases". That's Aunt Janet talking at ...

IFM bets $1bn on US shale gas revolution

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... fostering business relationships that lead to this type of major investment, investments that go both ways, creating more jobs in both countries."