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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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... economic news today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases housing finance data for June. SEEK.com.au releases its employment index for July. In company news, News Corporation announced its fourth quarter and full-year results. Corporate Express ...

Central bank watch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
... in surplus which should contribute to economic growth. Not to mention, the labour market remains robust. Australian employment will be another key statistic scheduled for release this week. The economy is expected to have added another 5,000 jobs in ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... the mining sector and a rally in the US overnight. Wall Street extended its gains for a second day after an upbeat employment report from payroll company ADP made investors cautiously optimistic about the government's upcoming July employment report. ...

More Fed pump-priming

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... Street's overnight performance is anything to go by. Wall Street closed higher overnight as an unexpectedly strong US employment report and an announcement by the US Federal Reserve of new liquidity provisions offset a rebound in the price of crude oil. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... Australian stock market is expected to rise for a second straight day after Wall St rallied on positive private sector employment data. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract firmed 92 points, or 1.88 per cent ...

Australians lead FM pack

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... throughout the period that asset values are low," said Ross Nayler, dealer principal of AFG Financial Planning. "With employment remaining strong and 9 per cent of salaries being invested in managed funds each month, the low dollar-cost averaging effect ...

Who's next to confess?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... In fact, if anything, I think they are picking up a little steam,' Today, markets will receive updates on Japanese employment and retail sales. Japan's jobless rate is expected to remain at 4.0 percent in June and the job-to-applicants ratio is expected ...

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

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... activity in the US -- is expected to continue to weaken, falling to 49.2 in July from June's level of 50.2. Japan: The employment report, out on Tuesday, will kick things off in Japan. The country's jobless rate is expected to remain at 4.0 percent in ...