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Rate Cut in the Offing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... forecast Australian economic growth to slow from the current 3.6 percent to 2 percent by the end of the year and the unemployment rate to climb from 4.3 percent to 6 percent by end 2009. The RBA also sees headline inflation peaking at 5 percent in December ...

Eyes on the labour market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... Australian Labour Force report today. Market expectations centre on a meager 5K increase in jobs in July and the unemployment rate to rise to 4.3 percent. This forecast represents a softening from June's 29.8K gain in employment and 4.2 percent jobless ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... titan HSBC posted a 29-per cent profit tumble. The Hang Seng index shed 347.68 points to 22,514.92 after a jump in US unemployment and a fall on Wall Street also soured sentiment. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket was one of the few markets to ...

Central bank watch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... The economy is expected to have added another 5,000 jobs in July, lower than last month's increase of 29,800. The unemployment rate is forecast to rise to 4.3 percent from 4.2 percent in June. US: The US Federal Reserve's FOMC is also scheduled to meet ...

US growth disappoints

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... report is scheduled for released tonight. Consensus forecasts centre around a decline of 75,000 jobs and for the unemployment rate to move up one tick to 5.6 percent in July. Europe also got its fair share of negative news on growth and inflation. The ...

This Week's Market Movers (28 Jul - 1 Aug 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... Europe and the US. Markets expect to see a 75,000 fall in July non-farm payrolls, after a 62,000 decline in June. The unemployment rate is also expected to tick up to 5.6 percent from 5.5 percent. The ISM manufacturing survey - a good leading indicator ...

More Weak Indicators

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... coming and business confidence in Europe is falling. The US Department of Labor reported that initial claims for unemployment benefits spiked to 406k in the week ending July 19 -- the highest level since March and well above market expectations for an ...

All Eyes on the CPI

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... economic turnaround has taken place. Plosser sees real GDP growing by a mere 1.7 per cent this year along with a rising unemployment rate. Data released last night indeed show that the US may still be far from a turnaround. The Office of Federal Housing ...

Trouble at Threadneedle Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... months. The state of the UK economy has been worsening with industrial output and house prices declining, and the unemployment rate rising. In the 12 months to May, industrial production fell by 1.6 percent - the sharpest rate of decline in two and a ...

Market Movers (10 July)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... fall of 19,700 in the previous month. The May drop in the number of jobs was the first decline in 19 months. The unemployment rate is forecast to remain at 4.3 percent. While employment appears to be slowing at the margin, jobs continue to grow between ...