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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... despite the stronger jobs figures. Australia's monthly jobless rate unexpectedly dropped to 4.9 per cent in April, when economists had expected it to rise to 5.3 per cent, up from 5.2 per cent in March. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 20.5 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand were closed on Tuesday for a public holiday. CANBERRA - One of the country's leading economists says there is no economic imperative for the government to return the budget to surplus so quickly. MELBOURNE - Many Australian ...

It's all in the spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... maturing in July 2018." Now go figure. Nah, we don't have to. Reuters has already figured it out for us. Its survey of 29 economists showed that the majority don't expect Spain and Italy would need a bailout. According to the AFR, "The survey showed ...

Best friends forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... average of claims increased to 368.5K, the highest in a month. The good news is that these levels remain below the 400K economists assume to be the break-even point for unemployment. That is, claims higher than 400K portend a rise in the unemployment ...

Govt bonds reach $237bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... billion from businesses. Nonetheless, public sector debt is about 19% of Australia's total debt, a proportion most economists say is among the most manageable in the developed world. Australia's central government debt at 100th place compares to Japan ...

Wheel of fortune

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... the best of times. And it appears to be paying dividends. In the middle of last month, when Reuters' survey of 250 economists revealed that, "Developed economies will pick up steam this year thanks to an array of ultra-loose monetary policies from major ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... the country's economy shrank by 0.3 per cent in the three months to December, slightly worse than the 0.2 per cent economists had expected. Meanwhile, in the US, data showed a weaker than expected durable goods orders in February. Mr Jones said the Australian ...

When optimism rains, it pours

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... Yeah, this is what we want. And it looks like it's beginning to take hold. A recent Reuters survey of more than 250 economists shows that, "Developed economies will pick up steam this year thanks to an array of ultra-loose monetary policies from major ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... come, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) was due to hand down its monthly interest rate decision at 1430 AEDT. Market economists were expecting the central bank to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.25 per cent. In companies news, Gloucester Coal was ...

Super fund private equity inflows constant

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... which holds a strong focus in alternative investments on a global scale, hosted the event on private equity for local economists and fund managers, with fellow guest speaker Erik Hirsch, chief investment officer at Hamilton Lane, a private equity investment ...