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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... further into contraction territory with the index dropping to 46.4 from 47.1 in October. Then there's the weekly jobless claims report that showed an increased of 6000 to 402K in the week ended 26 November. Oh-em-gee! Europe might be headed for a greater ...

Another lonely night

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... of consumer sentiment index jumped to 64.1 in November from 60.9 in October and the four-week moving average of jobless claims continued to fall below the 400K - regarded as the number that makes a dent on the unemployment rate - to 394,250. So there ...

More of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... more painful. So here's hoping. US pull. As in the past few days, American stats continue their positive tone. Jobless claims decreased by more than expectations to 388K with the 4-week moving average also down below 400K to 396,750. Improving news on ...

Weekend worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... better it's immunity from any fallout from Europe. And last night's reports show it's building up economic strength. Jobless claims declined to 390K last week - the lowest since April and below expectations for a fall to 400K. More important, the less ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... positive economic indicators were offset by weakness in tech stocks. Sentiment was encouraged by a fall in weekly jobless claims, confirming a downward trend since early April. Also helping was a surge in the regional economic index of the Philadelphia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... (Monday); producer prices (Tuesday); consumer prices and housing starts (Wednesday); and existing-home sales and weekly jobless claims (Thursday). LONDON - European stocks rose, bouyed by optimism that eurozone leaders were finally pushing forward to ...

Some hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... profits showed earnings rose at a 4.3% rate in the June quarter from only 0.1% in March. More? Ok, here you go. Jobless claims fell to 391,000 in the week ended 24 September - the lowest since April - from 428,000 in the previous week. Though I don't ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... eurozone hit reverse in September for the first time in more than two years. The US Labor Department said new initial jobless claims dropped last week, but remained at the painfully high level of 423,000, reflecting the persistent weakness of the US ...

Dangerous currents

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... November to minus 8.8 - more than half the minus 4 markets' expected - from minus 7.7 in August. Similarly, US jobless claims rose by 11,000 last week to 428,000 heads - more than the 418,000 markets' expected. The four-week average of claims increased ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
... analysts' expectations. A number above 50 reflects expansion. Separately, US government data showed that initial jobless claims fell by 12,000 in the week ending August 27, but still remained stubbornly high at 409,000. Bond prices climbed. The yield ...