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Much ado, no do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... has kept the market's faith alive. While enumerating a litany of disappointments over weakening indicators - growth, employment, household spending, manufacturing production, business investment, etc. - he made no mention of an impending QE. Interpretation ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... points, or 0.49 per cent, to 2,887.98. The eyes of investors will be be on Thursday's release of monthly Australian employment data for June by the the Australian Bureau of Statistics as a guide to how many jobs were created. IG Markets market analyst ...

Not ugly enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... Labor Department released its latest update on the state of the jobs market -- for they all saw that it wasn't good. Employment increased by only 80,000 in June versus expectations for a gain of 100K. Uglier, net revisions for April and May showed 1,000 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... expected. In Australia, the market on Friday closed lower on a cautious day of trading ahead of the release of crucial US employment data. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 11.4 points, or 0.27 per cent lower at 4,157.8, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... analyst Chris Weston said the Australian market was likely to trade slightly lower on Friday ahead of the release of US employment figures. "The eyes of the world are looking firmly at the US tonight after the ECB (European Central Bank), the PBOC (People's ...

Waiting on the world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... the GFC (though many will say it was Lehman's bankruptcy in 2008). And why not? Only 5.1% of us are unemployed (full employment if you ask me). Remember the last Australian recession? That time, the jobless rate went from 5.8% (December 1989) to 11.1% ...

CBA renames corporate super fund

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... available to current CBA employees (and associated employers), former employees who retain membership after leaving employment with the Bank and spouses of members.

Show me the stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... Australia strong enough? On this score, the latest available economic indicate that we'll be right mate. Show me the stats. Employment. Despite eye-grabbing news about sackings, retrenchments and job losses here, there and everywhere, there are jobs ...

MAFTA provides new Asian opportunities

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... barriers," said president of the Australian Services Roundtable, James Bond. "These changes will generate growth and employment in services industries in which Australia has specialist skills. In particular, Australia's expertise in professional services ...

Property syndicate launches for HNW and SMSFs

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... the resource based states commercial property markets are expected to outperform given the current climate and strong employment growth prospects. "SMSF investors are by far the fastest growing area of the superannuation segment and their investment ...