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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... stabilised to $US1.1320 from $US1.1316 late in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Most Asian markets have slipped as a strong US jobs report fuelled expectations the Federal Reserve will bring forward an interest rate rise. But poor Chinese trade data on ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... more than 200 points higher on surging oil prices and merger activity and as investors awaited Friday's closely watched US jobs report. At the closing bell on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 17,878.91, up 205.89 points (1.16 per cent). ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... European stocks fell, while crude oil prices and the euro hit new depths as the US dollar benefited from last week's solid US jobs figures, while European stocks retreated on weak Asian data. London's benchmark FTSE 100 fell 1.05 per cent to 6,672.15. ...

Are we there now?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... 62.8 - a 35-year low - improving labour market conditions should encourage more Americans to start looking. The latest US jobs report may well be the start of a stronger virtuous cycle of greater job creation, higher consumer spending, stronger sales ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... month. LONDON - European stock markets rebounded strongly following heavy losses the previous day, buoyed by a surge in US jobs underlining a firm recovery in the world's biggest economy. Frankfurt's DAX 30 soared 2.25 per cent to a new closing record ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... from its plan to keep interest rates low well into 2015. LONDON - European stock markets diverged after a mixed report on US jobs while the euro recovered ground against the dollar after a strong week for the greenback. The Paris CAC 40 dropped 0.89 ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... international markets after European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi signalled possible further stimulus measures and positive US jobs figures. At 0834 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up 26 points at 5,521. In local ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... Street stocks have finished little changed, rallying somewhat from a big mid-session drop as investors looked ahead to the US jobs report for September. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 3.66 points (0.02 per cent) to 16,801.05 on Thursday. The ...

FRBSF takes on Jackson Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... at the Jackson Hole or... does it? Think I'm gonna go with Janet on this one. More so given the weekend's disappointing US jobs numbers - while the unemployment rate eased to 6.1% in August from 6.2% in July, employment increased by only 142K (expectations ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... since the height of the financial crisis in October 2008. The greenback picked up in New York after Friday's disappointing US jobs data was put into perspective by another round of weak Japanese growth figures and anaemic Chinese trade statistics. WELLINGTON ...