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Australian finance sector jobs plummet

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... of 19% in finance sector job opportunities from the previous quarter, Australia lead the slow-down, with opportunities in Hong Kong and Singapore also declining by 9% and 8% respectively. It is the second successive quarterly slowdown in the region ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... struck a two-month low point of $1.2995 around 0635 GMT. It later stood at $1.3071, which compared with $1.3078 on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets fell as Spain's debt troubles added to already downbeat sentiment caused by weak Chinese growth data ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... in Paris the CAC 40 fell 2.47 per cent to 3,189.09 points, and Milan's FTSE Mib index dove 3.43 per cent to 14,359 points. HONG KONG - Hong Kong and Chinese shares have risen as below forecast growth figures from China lifted hopes of fresh monetary ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... three-year bonds rising sharply from the last such sale. The Treasury had been hoping to raise a maximum of 5.0 billion euros. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares rose 0.93 per cent, rebounding from a recent sell-off as concerns over Europe's debt crisis eased ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... announced more spending cuts. In foreign exchange trade, the euro slid to $US1.3070 from $US1.3106 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets slipped as soft Chinese trade data added to an already sombre mood after last week's poor US unemployment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... announced more spending cuts. In foreign exchange trade, the euro slid to $US1.3070 from $US1.3106 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets slipped as soft Chinese trade data added to an already sombre mood after last week's poor US unemployment ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... Federal Reserve may yet have to apply fresh stimulus to juice growth. LONDON - Many European bourses were closed on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets edged lower in limited holiday trade after weaker-than-expected US jobs data hit market sentiment while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... the euro dropped to $1.3137 from $1.3233 in New York late Tuesday. The dollar slipped to 82.65 Japanese yen from 82.78 yen. HONG KONG - Asian markets have slipped after it became apparent that the US Federal Reserve will not implement stimulus measures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... 0.98 per cent to 15,792.35 points. The European single currency edged down to $1.3316 from $1.3319 in New York late Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets are broadly higher following a bright lead from Wall Street on strong US manufacturing data, but Tokyo ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... the euro sank to $US1.3327 from $US1.3336 in New York late Friday and the dollar fell to 82.16 Japanese yen from 82.85 yen. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mixed following positive manufacturing figures from China and good news from Europe. The yen ...