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Funny Mae, Froggy Mac

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... slowing US economy. Even if mortgage rates where to fall in half, this would not give any relief to anyone without employment. The US jobless rate has now risen to 6.1 per cent -the highest since September 2003. Soon some Americans will also become N ...

This Week's Movers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... Australia and Canada, two of the world's major commodity producers, have been especially hard hit. Australia: Data on employment and retail sales are the key Australian economic releases this week. Recall that last month's surprise 1 per cent fall in ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... $30.32. Stocks in the US slumped on data showing higher jobless claims in the past week and more losses in private-sector employment and reports which showed most retailers had weak sales in August. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 344.65 points ...

US payrolls jitters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... clear indication of the steady deterioration in the US labour market. The negative correlation between the official employment report and jobless claims sparked worries that tomorrow's US non-farm payrolls for August could reveal a result worse than ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... after equities in the US slumped overnight on renewed concerns about the economy, as reports showed retail sales and employment are weakening. At 0732 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index futures contract had fallen 153 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... was a mixed lead from Wall Street overnight, with investors still unsettled about the US economy ahead of Friday's employment report and only somewhat relieved about sliding commodities prices. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 2.60, or 0.20 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its international goods and services trade data for July. Seek releases its employment index. A $12 million initial public offering for agrochemical producer LifeSciences will be launched in Melbourne. The Paydirt ...

Capex & Credit at the forefront

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 24 AUG 2008
... but inflation would remain high. These should be reflected in the FOMC August meeting minutes. Japan: Inflation and employment figures will be the focus of attention for Japanese financial markets this week. Headline Tokyo CPI is expected to increase ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity for June will be released, and the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) will release its killed vacancies survey for August. In company news today, Brambles ...

Eyes on the labour market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... 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 rate and follows the latest string of weak economic indicators. Negative news on retail sales, consumer ...