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Bad news on Good Friday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... dictates of the Lenten season. For some are now flogging themselves with the thought that even if Good Friday's US employment report comes in as - or better than - expected, it would be due to the 'temporary' addition of workers employed by the Census ...

Iffy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
... hit - iffy this weekend's US Non-farm Payrolls comes in better than market expectations. Share prices down iffy US employment growth comes in within expectations - worse, iffy they surprise on the down side. This has been the Street's monthly routine. ...

Still a two-way street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... how we (note I use "we" when I'm mistaken and "I" to gloat about how prescient I was) said last week that, "The US employment numbers could set the tone for financial markets over the next few days. By more if the report comes out with a big surprise." ...

Still waiting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
... on this one number when it's released tonight - all designed to rationalise whatever point of view one holds. The US employment numbers could set the tone for financial markets over the next few days -- by more if the report comes out with a big surp ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
Australian stocks are set for a weaker opening with worse than expected US employment data causing significant falls on Wall Street. At 0821 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 72 points lower at 4,575. In economic ...

Low rates to stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... we still have some way to go before we can be assured that the recovery will be self-sustaining." Read: the good US employment figures might be just a one-off. So in the meantime, have some more punch (low interest rates). Yes...in the meantime. Because ...

We're still in Kansas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... 10.2 per cent or higher' expected by consensus. The sun shone, the sky blued and everything became beautiful when US employment fell by only 11,000 in November - 114,000 less than the 125,000 culling expected by consensus. Better...jobs losses in September ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... from 3.38 per cent late on Thursday. LONDON - European stock markets rose on Friday on sharply better than expected US employment data that revived hopes of a US recovery accompanied by a decline in joblessness. The London FTSE 100 index gained 9.36 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
... cent, at 1,109.06. LONDON - European markets showed scant movement on Wednesday, with investors digesting mixed US employment news, after Asian exchanges advanced in trading still clouded by Dubai's debt difficulties. The London FTSE 100 index gained ...

Job woes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... allegedly went on a shooting spree, killed one person and left five wounded in his former office the same day as the US employment report went to press. But while most Americans would not go to the lengths Rodriguez went - I wonder how many of the 15.7 ...