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Vantage point

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009

... its bottom of 322.98 points in January 1990 to 417.1 points exactly two years later. What was happening to the US unemployment rate at this same time? Unemployment continued to rise from 5.4 per cent to 6.4 per cent over the same period and did not peak ...

She'll be right mate

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 6 APR 2009

... ended more than 3 per cent higher last week, apparently seeing passed the 663,000 jobs lost in March that took the US unemployment rate to a 25-year high of 8.5 per cent. Jobs and employment are lagging indicators and the US economy appears to have already ...

Spring springs on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009

... want to see, hear what they want to hear. Last night, they did not hear Bernanke say that it is possible that the US unemployment rate could go up to 10 per cent. They did not see the Wall Street Journal warning that credit cards would be the next to ...

Cognacs and chocolates

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009

... 1967. Year-on-year, overall retail sales fell by 7.9 per cent and by 5.6 per cent excluding auto sales. With the US unemployment rate at 7.2 per cent and rising and the recession deepening, those Americans who started the sub-prime crisis - the NINJAs ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP | MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009

... The Australian share market was nearly two per cent lower at noon following the tumble on Wall Street after the US unemployment rate shot to a 16-year high. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 67.7 points, or 1.81 per cent, at 3,668 ...

Bad tidings we bring

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009

... occurred in the last four months of 2008 with December accounting for 524,000 of the job cuts. Needless to say, the US unemployment rate jumped to a 16-year high of 7.2 per cent. US consumer spending will continue to weaken as the disappearance of employment ...

Main Street is burning

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008

... to lower demand for goods and services. Lower demand forces companies...... During the 1990/91 recession, the US unemployment rate jumped from 5.2 per cent to a high of 7.8 per cent and about 1.2 million jobs were lost. The jump in the unemployment rate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008

... titan HSBC posted a 29-per cent profit tumble. The Hang Seng index shed 347.68 points to 22,514.92 after a jump in US unemployment and a fall on Wall Street also soured sentiment. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket was one of the few markets to ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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