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The future according to Ben

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2010
... the same indicator that just a few days ago sent Wall Street -- and most other equity markets -- reeling because the employment report showed that the US economy created lesser jobs than expected in May. But it's all good. Anything that could short-circuit ...

Great disappointment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2010
... had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months." The only positive thing that could be said about the May US employment report is that it marked the fifth month in six that jobs were added to the economy. So where do we go from here? Do we just ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
... posted modest falls. Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said volumes were low as investors awaited the release of employment data in the United States on Friday night (AEST). "That's probably softened the effect today, but commodities were all sold ...

Bring it on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
... If accurate, this would be the biggest one-month hiring since 1983. Positive reports on jobless claims and private employment certainly added to market confidence that this prediction achievable. Initial claims for jobless benefits fell by a bigger than ...

Silver lining

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... but have you heard what markets expect Friday's US non-farm payrolls report to show? Financial markets expect the US employment report to show that 510,000 jobs were created in May. That's a lot of jobs for a single month - in fact, if the actual number ...

Local jobseekers enjoy strong executive search market

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
... value proposition [within their firm] post the GFC, but as the market sentiment turns, so is their preparedness to find employment elsewhere," he said. Johnson said the window of opportunity for financial services firms to attract top talent at the lower ...

PIMCO favours Latin American and Asian bonds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... good shape, low levels of debt and relatively low labour costs. Compare that to Greece, with very high public sector employment and massive budget deficit." He said PIMCO remains cautious about emerging Europe sovereign debt as well, referring to countries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
... losses for big banks and in turn halt the economic recovery in countries beyond Europe. The Labor Department's latest employment report added to worries about the US economy. The department said new claims for unemployment benefits rose by 25,000 to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
... black on Thursday following positive overseas leads, stronger commodity prices and continuing improvements in domestic employment data. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 79.5 points, or 1.75 per cent, at 4,652.5 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market had gained ground at noon after positive Australian employment figures with the resource sector leading the charge. At 1209 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 57.3 points higher, by 1.25 per cent, at 4,630.3 points ...