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The Grinch is stealing Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014

... thought financial markets would be jingling all the way into the New Year - helped by the unarguably strong US employment report for November - we're now seeing dead people (apologies for mixing my movie themes). Wall Street's down, Europe's down and ...

'As expected' changing expectations

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014

... being brought forward. Whether this change in expectations continues to be the new normal depends on what the US employment report reveals when it's released at the end of this week.

Mother doesn't know

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014

... "U.S. Stocks Retreat as Ukraine Tensions Overshadow Jobs" (Bloomberg). Well sort of. This is because the US employment report remains ambivalent at best. It was good. US companies added a bigger-than-expected 288,000 to their payrolls in March - the ...

The waiting game

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014

... maintain the economic growth within a reasonable range." The wait will culminate with the release of the US employment report this week. This would be the first "clean" read (not weather-distorted) of the state of the labour market and speculations are ...

Subjected to interpretation

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014

... therefore, points to continued well, expansion in the US economy. How the markets see and hear the January US employment report - set for release later tonight - would be crucial in setting the tone for financial markets over at least... until the next ...

Unwind for Xmas

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013

... be correct whichever way the Fed decides. So how does one interpret the markets' reaction to the positive US employment report? One can say that we're back to the bad is good and good is good psychology of months gone by. If markets continue to behave ...

Is that a fiscal stimulus I smell?

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013

... Not a bad move for only a brave soul or a compulsive gambler would dare stake the farm ahead of Friday's US employment report - the stat that is tied to the outlook on whether or not the Fed could taper soon or not and by a large or small amount. "You ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP | FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013

... investors were absorbing the latest announcements from the Bank of Japan and looking ahead to an important US employment report. "This week has been a heavy one for economic data and people are just trying to digest a lot of that," Ms Chan said. "It's ...

A week full of question marks

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012

... Virginia, this is another 'what the' moment. For 'what the' fudge's wrong this time? What, what, what? The US employment report was good, it was better than market expectations in fact. Non-farm payrolls rose by 171K last month against predictions for ...

Not long now

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012

... visit to New York and the northeastern seaboard by Frankie. The bigger forward picture lies on the upcoming US employment report that'll be released before the 6 November US Presidential polls. A better-than-expected labour market number will boost Barrack's ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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