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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... introduced a $US447 billion ($A423.06 billion) plan to Congress that he said would jolt the "stalled" economy, and create more jobs. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 35.1 points, or 0.84 per cent, at 4,223.1 points, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... is no economic or equities news expected on Friday. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed flat after disappointing jobs data prompted a selloff ahead of economic news from China and the US. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 4.6 points, or ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
Australian stocks were flat at noon after disappointing jobs data prompted a selloff that left the market briefly in red figures. At 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 4.1 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 4,187.5 points, while the broader All ...

Obama punts on US$300bn jobs package

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... defied critics who thought his climbdown last month with Congress over the debt ceiling would make him gun-shy, by proposing a jobs stimulus package that is nearly as big as the entire Australian commonwealth annual budget. Adjusted for relative population ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... Bureau of Statistics is due to release labour force figures for the month of August. The data is expected to show 12,000 jobs were added to the economy in the month, the median of an AAP survey of 13 economists shows. The unemployment rate is expected ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... $30.10 after Coles said it would source more cheese locally for its private label line in a deal expected to create 30 new jobs. The financial and materials sectors were leading the market, up 2.3 per cent and 2.1 per cent, respectively. The major banks ...

Inflation not currency worrying the RBA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... heat had been building following pleas from the manufacturing sector after last month's pivotal announcements that steel jobs were no longer sustainable with the AUD at US$1.06 after its 15% rise in the last 12 months. Small business lobbyists tried ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... major equities news. In Australia, the market on Monday closed weaker, extending losses from early trade as disappointing US jobs data continued to take its toll on stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 101 points, or 2.38 per cent, at 4,141.9 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
Australian shares were weaker at noon, extending losses from early trade as disappointing US jobs data continued to take its toll on stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 88.6 points, or 2.1 per cent, at 4,154.3 points, while the broader All ...

It's official, Rudd saved Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... simplistic - and they'd be right - but when the Australian government was expecting the GFC tsunami the number one concern was jobs. And when that's the pre-occupation it's hardly a surprise the government would look to the industries that do the employing. ...