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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... Street's performance on Friday, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.20 per cent to 11,240.26 on dismal August employment figures. Singapore tumbled 2.46 per cent, or 69.92 points, to 2,773.17. WELLINGTON - Wellington fell 0.31 per cent, or ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... through a soft patch. But he said falls in all stocks except for gold were based on a weak US lead after its worst employment report in 11 months was released after the local market closed on Friday. "The price of gold has gained almost 30 per cent over ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
The Australian dollar was fractionally higher at noon, as traders await significant US employment figures due on Friday night. At 1200 AEST on Friday, the Australian dollar was trading at 107.26 US cents, up from 107.20 US cents on Thursday. Since 0700 ...

Lost GPS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... recession. According to the NBER website, "It places particular emphasis on real personal income excluding transfers and on employment, since both measures reflect activity across the entire economy. The committee places less emphasis on the industrial ...

Fed move checks markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... on Nov. 15 saying the central bank's planned bond purchases "risk currency debasement and inflation" and won't boost employment." Similarly, finance authorities of Germany, France, China, Brazil and most emerging markets criticised the Fed's November ...

USA no longer AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... environment anything is possible, but at this point in time it's a long shot - a very long shot. Didn't we just see total US employment increase by 117,000 in July - with private sector hiring rising by 154,000? Likewise, the unemployment rate fell from ...

Markets crash as recession fears hit

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... of US debt default to weaker-than-expected first-half economic data. "All eyes tonight will be on the release of the employment data for July which if it shows another weak number or a decline well there's even more reasons to conclude that the US economy ...

Super funds hit back at anti-carbon tax groups

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... provide fact-based information on the impact of the carbon tax on trade- exposed business competitiveness, economic and employment growth and price," said MCA. Nathan Fabian, chief executive, IGCC, said shareholders had asked the association to express ...

Debt crisis not so bad for Latin America

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... allow the country to have good growth. Garcia said Brazil was very localised and domestic with a growing focus on local employment, loan growth and availability of credit, which are all positive in the medium term. Unlike most other economies wary of ...

S.O.S

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... FOMC's next meeting on the 9th of this month. Some may hate even the thought of another QE, but should Friday's US employment report turns in another ugly number and takes equity markets several notches down - they'll be begging for it and send this ...