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May's not far away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... bad because markets are expecting a rise to a reading of 3.0. Fits the sky is falling again bill, 'ey? And where's the jobless claims that's a mainstay -- week in week out -- of Wall Street's eco barometer this day of the week? No mention of that. Ahhh ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... pushed to new highs. On Wall Street overnight, investors were buoyed by a government report pointing to lower-than-expected jobless claims. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 62.9 points, or 0.42 per cent, to 14,865.14. IG Markets market strategist ...

Reversal of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... average estimate in March. And that's just guesstimating the following month's number. Recall too, that many expected the jobless rate to top 10.0% at the height of the GFC. Or perhaps, it is he, RBA Governor Glen Stevens, who's wrong when he told Australians ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
... cent higher at 5,010.3. NEW YORK - US stocks pushed to new highs after a government report pointed to lower-than-expected jobless claims. At the closing bell on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 62.9 points, or 0.42 per cent, at 14,865.14 ...

Interest rate to fall to 2.5%: NAB

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
... Australian Bureau of Statistics released today show that the nation's unemployment rate rose to 5.6% in March, the highest jobless rate since September 2009. Consumer confidence, Oster continued, has also shown little sign of improvement, despite official ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... 3,224.98. The Bank of Japan's announcement of aggressive stimulus measures helped offset a disappointing report on US jobless claims, which unexpectedly rose 28,000 to 385,000 for the week ending March 30. David Levy of Kenjol Capital Management said ...

Reignited euro crisis prompts gold rush

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... Fed left unchanged plans to hold its target interest rate near zero as long as U.S. unemployment remains above 6.5%. The jobless rate last month was 7.7%. Meanwhile, news outlets are reporting that a draft deal has been reached on how to manage Cyprus' ...

Ben's your uncle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... renewed his vow to maintain monetary policy accommodation - fed funds rate close to zero and QE3 - for as long as America's jobless rate remains above 6.5% and inflation doesn't rise above 2.5%. There was additional good news at this month's meeting. ...

Jobs a-plenty but not if Gillard could help it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... time, no one can blame jobseekers giving up jobsearching for the unemployment rate steadying at 5.4% -- actually, the jobless rate was lower in February 5.37% against January's 5.40% -- for the participation rate increased to 65.3% last month from 65.0%. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... on upbeat news that Ireland could become the first eurozone nation to emerge from its bailout program. A decline of US jobless claims for a third straight week also boosted sentiment. But eyes remained on a two-day European Union summit under way in ...