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She's becoming right, mate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... activity is showing up in the labour market. Oh yes, yes, you've probably read somewhere that the sharp decline in the US jobless rate to 8.6% in November from 9.2% in the previous month is highly suspect and/or due to the sharp drop in the participation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011
... cent. But economists pointed to a sharp drop in the number of people looking for work, a main factor that lowered the jobless rate. The economy created a net 120,000 jobs, close to forecasts and 20 per cent above October. Banks continued to profit from ...

Tell someone who cares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... fell further into contraction territory with the index dropping to 46.4 from 47.1 in October. Then there's the weekly jobless claims report that showed an increased of 6000 to 402K in the week ended 26 November. Oh-em-gee! Europe might be headed for ...

Another lonely night

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... index of consumer sentiment index jumped to 64.1 in November from 60.9 in October and the four-week moving average of jobless claims continued to fall below the 400K - regarded as the number that makes a dent on the unemployment rate - to 394,250. So ...

More of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... becomes more painful. So here's hoping. US pull. As in the past few days, American stats continue their positive tone. Jobless claims decreased by more than expectations to 388K with the 4-week moving average also down below 400K to 396,750. Improving ...

Weekend worries

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... the better it's immunity from any fallout from Europe. And last night's reports show it's building up economic strength. Jobless claims declined to 390K last week - the lowest since April and below expectations for a fall to 400K. More important, the ...

Machines of loving grace

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... elevated." The Fed also lowered its growth outlook for 2012 to 2.5%-2.9% (from June's forecast of 3.3%-3.7%) and raised its jobless rate projection to 8.5%-8.7% (from 7.8%-8.2%). Yes, it is. "Household spending has increased at a somewhat faster pace ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... mildly positive economic indicators were offset by weakness in tech stocks. Sentiment was encouraged by a fall in weekly jobless claims, confirming a downward trend since early April. Also helping was a surge in the regional economic index of the Philadelphia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... (Monday); producer prices (Tuesday); consumer prices and housing starts (Wednesday); and existing-home sales and weekly jobless claims (Thursday). LONDON - European stocks rose, bouyed by optimism that eurozone leaders were finally pushing forward to ...

Some hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... corporate profits showed earnings rose at a 4.3% rate in the June quarter from only 0.1% in March. More? Ok, here you go. Jobless claims fell to 391,000 in the week ended 24 September - the lowest since April - from 428,000 in the previous week. Though ...