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Budget bore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... cannot find enough workers to work in an economy that is only growing at 2.25 per cent (see 2010/2011 forecast). The unemployment rate already has a 4 in front of it! And what do we get when we get inflation? Yup, for sure we'll get higher interest rates. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... jobs that analysts had predicted. It was the third straight month with an increase of more than 200,000 jobs. The unemployment rate rose, however, to nine per cent from 8.8 per cent in part because more people who resumed looking for work. The news on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... traded. Investors noted a fall in the New Zealand dollar, particularly against the Australian dollar and waited for unemployment data on Thursday, after receiving little direction from Wall Street.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... moment." Mr Capurso expected the Australian dollar to bounce back after the release of US April non-farm payrolls and unemployment rate on Friday night (AEST). "I reckon that will be a weak number making the US dollar soft again and the Aussie should ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... quarter to 1.8 per cent from 3.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2010. The Labor Department reported new claims for unemployment insurance benefits surged more than expected last week to 429,000, the highest level since January. Investors had a batch ...

China surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... remain within its normal weekly statistical up-down volatility. The message remains the same, the downtrend in initial unemployment claims continues, albeit slowly. There's also the same old refrain out of Europe. Sovereign bond yields jumped overnight ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... mortgage underwriters, reports earnings Friday morning. Stock indices were lower for most of the day after claims for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly for the first time in three weeks. The Labor Department said 412,000 people applied for unemployment ...

Economic woes keep US growth in check

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... Investors leading the charge, basing their US forecasts on a growth rate of 3 per cent and anticipated falls in the unemployment rate. But Feldstein, once chief economic advisor to former US president Ronald Reagan, said the US economic recovery faced ...

Been there, done that

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... 6.5 per cent and developed ones increasing by only 2.4 per cent. Inflation, elevated oil prices and persistent high unemployment in the developed economies are major risks. No substantial change from its January 2011 assessment really. Been there! Significant ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... data were extremely strong," Mr Saffer said. "The market hasn't really risen too much, but the major news is that unemployment data has had a major impact on the Aussie dollar." Australia's unemployment rate fell to 4.9 per cent in March, returning to ...

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Renato Mota takes on new board position

ELIZA BAVIN
Renato Mota has joined the board of a $14 billion super fund along with another financial services stalwart.

Aegon AM gears up to take on local bond managers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR
Aegon Asset Management is close to launching its first Australian fund, months after the US$446 billion manager unveiled plans to enter the tightly contested local bond market.

MLC slips global shares into neutral, hits gas on alternatives

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
MLC has pulled its global and emerging-market equity positions back to neutral, while continuing to deploy capital into alternatives.

North Americans bargain hunt Down Under: Report

KARREN VERGARA
North Americans' merger and acquisition (M&A) appetite for Australian companies will only intensify in 2027 as they chase undervalued assets, according to a new report.

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