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New-found optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... previously. What happened then? Wall Street et al continued to slide. The same is true with last night's US initial jobless claims. According to reports Wall Street had another good night because initial claims for US unemployment insurance dropped by ...

Bad news bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... by 13,000 last week when a fall was expected. Nothing should be made out of this week-by-week volatility in the jobless claims figures - they've been practically going nowhere (flat) this year. However, the same could not be said for tonight's US non-farm ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... and we've forgotten about the resources super profit tax for the morning." Higher exports from China and lower US jobless claims helped relieve nervousness on Wall Street, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average index closing 2.76 per cent higher. In the ...

Mood change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... decided to focus on the filled portion of the half-empty glass. Take a look at the US stats released last night. Jobless claims dropped to 456,000 in the week ended 5 June. This is higher than the expected fall to 450,000 claims and confirms that improvement ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
... Thursday after positive economic news raised hopes for the global recovery. A jump in Chinese exports and a drop in US jobless claims helped ease anxiety about the global economic recovery and push the Dow Jones Industrial Average above the 10,000-point ...

Bring it on

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
... have found jobs in May. If accurate, this would be the biggest one-month hiring since 1983. Positive reports on jobless claims and private employment certainly added to market confidence that this prediction achievable. Initial claims for jobless benefits ...

Silver lining

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
... counterbalance the loss of the tax credit. Similarly, improving labour market conditions in America would help. Sure jobless claims remains elevated - and one that could spark another sell-off tomorrow should another negative reading eventuates - but ...

Freaked out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
... negative news aligned to create a perfect storm forcing already nervous investors to flee risk assets. Bad news 1: US jobless claims rose by 25,000 to 471,000 in the week ended 15 May. Much was made of the observation that this figure was the highest ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... markets were up as the major indices batted off concerns about Greece's debt woes and an unexpected rise in US jobless claims. After spending much of the day in the red, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 21.46 points (0.19 per cent) to 11,144.57 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... higher on Thursday as market players batted off concerns about Greece's debt woes and an unexpected rise in US jobless claims. The International Monetary Fund announced it was dispatching a team of experts to Greece at the request of authorities to discuss ...