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St Hilliers and Cbus target residential property

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
... St Hilliers, said the firm and Cbus Property are keen to invest in projects that provide strong returns and create employment in the construction industry. "We are definitely in the market for projects similar to Caritas, which is a quality residential ...

Jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
... effects for the economy through what we economists term as the "permanent income hypothesis". Workers on full-time employment psychologically are more likely to spend more because they deem their income permanent. Sure, the 600 extra part-timers hired ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... adjusted data the national jobless rate fell to 5.7 per cent in November from 5.8 per cent the previous month. Full-time employment surged by a seasonally-adjusted 30,800, while part-time employment increased by 300. Economists' forecasts had centred ...

Debt load

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... for as long as necessary - and the White House even plans using the unused US$200 billion in TARP money to stimulate employment. All well and good but as more money is spent on stimulating economies - leverage is passing from the private sector to sovereigns. ...

Low rates to stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... we still have some way to go before we can be assured that the recovery will be self-sustaining." Read: the good US employment figures might be just a one-off. So in the meantime, have some more punch (low interest rates). Yes...in the meantime. Because ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
... 1,103.25, while the Nasdaq composite index slipped 4.74, or 0.22 per cent, to 2,189.61. Stocks had jumped after Friday's employment report, but gave up most of their early gains as expectations of a possible rate rise grew and the dollar rose. Bond prices ...

We're still in Kansas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... 10.2 per cent or higher' expected by consensus. The sun shone, the sky blued and everything became beautiful when US employment fell by only 11,000 in November - 114,000 less than the 125,000 culling expected by consensus. Better...jobs losses in September ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... cent, to 4,721.2 points. NEW YORK - Investors grew more confident about the US economy but also worried that a brighter employment picture will mean rising interest rates. Stocks closed higher on Friday but only after giving up much of their earlier ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009
... cent, at 1,109.06. LONDON - European markets showed scant movement on Wednesday, with investors digesting mixed US employment news, after Asian exchanges advanced in trading still clouded by Dubai's debt difficulties. The London FTSE 100 index gained ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
... Taylor said the domestic market was "wandering in the wilderness", with little direction and thin trading volumes. "Good employment data from US gave the local market a boost for the first half hour, but afterwards, it has bounced up and down," Mr Taylor ...