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Something for everyone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... expansion/contraction mark, which signals more slowing in the US economy. Positive leading indicator, negative Philly Fed index, neutral jobless claims - there's something for everyone. No wonder everyone's confused.

Nightmare on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... scared the bejeesus out of investors last night. You'll be crapping yourself, too, when you read headlines like these: "US jobless claims jump to six-month high" - money.ninemsn.com.au "US jobless claims jump to highest level since February" - news.theage.com.au ...

Not a jobless double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... dividends, increased wages or increased hiring. What the latest US employment report indicates is that this is another "jobless recovery". Yes it is "jobless" but the economy is also in "recovery". It's not a "jobless double-dip". If you remember the ...

Squared

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
... skittish about spending as hiring remains scarce". It referred to the US Labor Department's report that showed a initial jobless claims rose by 19,000 to 479,000 in the week end 30 July. Financial markets expected a fall to 455,000. There's really no ...

New-found optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... cent 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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... NEW YORK - US tocks extended gains on Thursday as sentiment lifted on a drop in the number of Americans registering for jobless benefits, and the International Monetary Fund's upward revision of global growth forecast. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

Bored with half-empty glasses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
... back then. Talks of moral hazard, stricter regulation, worries about debt, an economic slowdown, an economic recession, jobless recovery abound. The same ones financial markets are grappling with at present time. What happened? In each instance, "this ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
... on Friday that the US economy had lost jobs in June for the first time this year added further tension. A fall in the jobless rate to 9.5 per cent of the workforce failed to lift investor spirits, as it largely reflected decisions by discouraged workers ...

Every recovery starts jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... experience from previous recessions? Jobs always lag the economic cycle. That's why every economic upturn is thought to be a jobless recovery. Add this to the lead provided by the still expanding, albeit slowing, ISM manufacturing index, increase in ...

Bad news bears

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... not be confirming a double-dip but they are certainly pointing to a slowdown. If anything could go wrong... Finally, US jobless benefit claims increased by 13,000 last week when a fall was expected. Nothing should be made out of this week-by-week volatility ...