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Stagflation cross-winds

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... Bernanke admitted price pressures could make it harder for the Fed to ensure the economy keeps growing. Based on Labor Department figures consumer prices in the US jumped 0.4 per cent in January and are close to a 16-year high of 4.3 per cent over the ...

Stable funds bad defaults: ICI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
... time that most workers need in a retirement account." Stevens was speaking in response to proposals from the US Labor Department that employers sponsoring 401(k)s be able to choose to offer a choice of three "default" options that include life cycle ...

US March job growth at four-year high, stuns market

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
... but analysts said the central bank would have to see a string of good jobs gains before pushing rates up. The Labor Department said non-farm payrolls climbed a steep 308,000 in March, the biggest gain since April 2000 and well above the 103,000 rise ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds, stocks gain on mixed data

... revised up its estimate of second quarter annualised GDP growth to 3.1%, from an initial estimate of 2.4%. But the Labor Department said initial claims for unemployment benefits crept up to 394k last week, from 391k the previous week. The Dow Jones index ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks rise on economic optimism

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2003
... the Philadelphia Fed index reported its index of manufacturing activity surged 13.8 points in August, while the Labor Department said initial claims for unemployment dipped 17,000 to 386,000 last week. The Dow Jones added 26.2 points (0.3%) to 9,423.7 ...

Morning market wrap: US markets in positive territory

... 64.71point gain in trading overnight as share prices have lifted following encouraging economic data. The US Labor Department has reported that American businesses lifted productivity at a robust rate for the second quarter. US retails and energy shares ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks dip on disappointing data

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2003
... also were unable to capitalise on the disappointing news, ending the day mixed to slightly lower. Earlier the Labor Department reported a further 44,000 jobs were cut from US payrolls in July, and that June was revised down from a loss of 30,000 to 44,000. ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds weaker on strong labour data

US bond yields renewed their ascent of recent weeks, spurred by data from the US Labor Department showing a sharp drop in initial claims for unemployment benefits in mid-July. Claims fell 29,000 to 386,000 in the week to 19 July, the first time the ...