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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street and European bourses as investors took a new look at upbeat US jobs data and looked forward to the kickoff America's earnings season. At 0805 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... gains in other sectors. US stocks rose about one per cent after better-than-expected labour force data on Friday showed more jobs were created than expected in June. While the Australian market usually follows Wall Street leads, the currently strong ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower despite strong gains on Wall Street following good jobs data. At 0754 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down 13 points at 4,781. In economic news on Monday, the Australian ...

Improving picture paints a taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... stronger-than-expected 195,000 in June. Better, upward revisions to April and May's tally added another 70,000 to the total jobs tally. The unemployment rate steadied at 7.6% due largely to an increase in the participation rate (yup, more workers are ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... from $US1.3010 late in New York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose with sentiment buoyed by more impressive jobs data from the United States but Tokyo struggled after the US dollar fell back below the 100 yen mark in New York. Tokyo ...

Advisers face shrinking market as super funds merge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... obvious example is the loss of the more personalised service offered by smaller funds. Less discussed is the necessary loss of jobs that make these economies possible. "It's like when the big factory closes, everyone who made the lunches and so on also ...

No need to fear 1994-style crash

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... for government assistance, would require sufficiently strong job and credit growth, neither of which is presently in place. Jobs growth has picked up, but not at a sufficient rate to bring the unemployment rate down meaningfully," he said.

Australian shares open lower

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... over-extended and over-done. "There will be a reversal at some stage and the buyers will move back in," he said. Official monthly jobs numbers, released on Thursday morning, might spur buying of depressed stocks if they are better than expected, he said. ...

BDMs facing major changes without industry support

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... market place and what BDMs are being asked to do," he said. About one third of BDMs say they are not satisfied with their jobs and 81% reported that they have had an increase of workload in the last months, but only 5% increased their salary. Also, 78% ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... Thursday morning. Forecasts suggest the unemployment rate will rise 0.1 per cent to 5.6 per cent and the number of people with jobs will fall by 10,000.