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The madness of crowds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013

Uncertainty stinks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street after better-than-expected US jobless claims figures stoked fears of early US Federal Reserve stimulus tapering. At 0755 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures ...

Out of the woods and into?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013

Run China run

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... headlines included data showing strong manufacturing activity in the eurozone and China, the lowest reading of weekly US jobless claims since January 2008 and decisions by the European Central Bank and Bank of England to maintain low interest rates. ...

Data diarrhoea

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013

Greece what?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... it seems. Nay, not it seems...they are not working period. Greece remains in recession - 5 years and counting - and its jobless rate soaring. It's at a record 26.9% in April and at 57.5% for those aged 15-24. Ahhh, cut down in the prime of their life. ...

Market Wrap AM

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
... testimony from US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke that he had no preset plans to wind down stimulus. "The improved weekly jobless claims data out of the US appears to have been the catalyst for this push higher, with markets keeping a close ear on ...

Improving picture paints a taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... 52.2 in June, it remains at the expansion mark. But the clincher of course lies in the labour market reports - weekly jobless claims, ADP private payrolls and non-farm payrolls. All pointed to improvement. US non-farm employment grew by a stronger-than-expected ...