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Beggar me not my neighbour

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... 82.73 points (or 5.29%) shy of the 1,565.15-point peak of 9 October 2007. The trigger? Good US data releases of course. Jobless claims dropped by 37K to 335K in the week ended 12 January - much less than the expected 369K. To be sure, this is a volatile ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... by 12 per cent in December to their highest level since 2008. For 2012 overall they soared by 28 per cent. Also, new US jobless claims dropped last week to 335,000, the lowest level in five years. In local economic news on Friday, the HSBC investment ...

It's just plain dumb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
'Twas another up day on Wall Street overnight as investors bought a lotta Apple and other techs and... optimism on a cliff deal. "Twas another good day in Europe - the Stoxx 600 closed 0.7% higher to an 18-month high -- despite the European Central ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... fiscal cliff in the United States, and after upbeat unemployment data in Germany. Official data showed that Germany's jobless total rose 5000 in November from October. Madrid's IBEX 35 index soared by 1.74 per cent to 7,973.70 points, rebounding from ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Reactions were mixed to several pieces of economic data, with jobless claims down but still high, consumer confidence in November slipping more than expected, and leading economic indicators ...

Urbanisation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... their verdict on Greek's debt to next week (26 November). Nor could it be the latest Superstorm Sandy-distorted drop in US jobless claims - filings fell by 41K in the week ended 17 November following a 90K surge (after revisions) in the previous week. ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... annual general meeting. Meanwhile, PMP, Goodman Fielder and Paladin Energy have AGMs slated. The awaited US data includes jobless claims, consumer sentiment, and leading indicators for November. In Australia, the market on Wednesday closed lower, with ...

Fool me not again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... Office in the White House? Thursday - the Wall stumbles because of 'fiscal cliff' worries despite better-than-expected jobless claims - positive for the labour market - trade deficit (to its lowest level since December 2010) in September as exports increased ...

Market wrap early AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... lost and the main indices ended in the red, as caution grew ahead of next Tuesday's presidential election. Although the jobless rate ticked up to 7.9 per cent, the fact that the economy could pump out 171,000 net new jobs last month was seen as good ...

Good not great but getting better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... happier too. Consumer confidence jumped to 72.2 last month to their highest level since February 2008. Not only these, jobless claims came in better than expected and the ADP private payrolls showed that last month, US employers added the most workers ...