Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 21 - 30 of 108 results for "US unemployment"

Chief economist update: US recession a sure thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... recession from the December quarter of 2007 to the June quarter of 2009. But perhaps, this time is different. The US unemployment rate is at near 49-year lows at 3.7% (July)... but it was also clocking multi-decade lows (4.4% December 2006) before the ...

Chief economist update: Greater than the Great Recession of 2008

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... and 1933 and its exports plunged 61%. Ouch! We all know what happened thereafter -- the depression deepened. The US unemployment rate jumped from 7.8% in 1930 to 25.1% three years later. More worrying at this point in time is the fact that central bank ...

Chief economist update: Lessons from the last world trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... 1933 and its exports plunged 61%. Ouch! We all know what happened thereafter - the 1930s depression deepened. The US unemployment rate jumped from 7.8% in 1930 to 25.1% three years later. It took more than a decade for the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act to ...

Chief economist update: Fed will go hiking in June

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... gains had been strong, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate had stayed low." True that. The US unemployment rate was clocked at 3.9% in April. This is the lowest jobless rate since an equal 3.9% in December 2000 - that's around ...

Chief economist update: BOE fails market expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... year. This is the message from the just-released US CPI report for April. Despite the continued improvement in the US unemployment rate - down to 3.9% in April - and the continuing ascent in crude oil prices, headline CPI inflation only managed a small ...

Chief economist update: It's not just the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... 1929 and 1933 and its exports plunged by 61%. We all know what happened thereafter - the depression deepened. The US unemployment rate jumped from 7.8% in 1930 to 25.1% three years later. No amount of Trump's pandering to the US populace will get him ...

Chief economist update: Trump spoils for war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... 1933 and its exports plunged by 61%. Ouch! We all know what happened thereafter - the depression deepened. The US unemployment rate jumped from 7.8% in 1930 to 25.1% three years later. For sure, the world is in a much better place now than in the 1930's ...

A case for faster wages growth (or not)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... since February last year and below the 3% - 3.5% annual growth rates recorded before the GFC. This, despite the US unemployment rate dropping to a 17-year low of 4.1% in October and had been at or below the pre-GFC low of 4.4% for seven months runnin ...

Is the Fed the victim of its own success?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017
... declines in prices of wireless telephone services and prescription drugs..." Inflation isn't lifting despite the US unemployment rate (4.4% in June) falling below estimates of NAIRU (4.9% OECD; 4.5% Oxford Economics) over the past months. It could be ...

The Trump risk on global trade

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... and 1933 and its exports plunged 61%. Ouch! We all know what happened thereafter - the depression deepened. The US unemployment rate jumped from 7.8% in 1930 to 25.1% three years later.

Editor's Choice

Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

Videos

Brought to you by
MORE VIDEOS

Products

Financial Standard Guide To Series

'Guide To' Series

Pocket investment guides featuring adviser case studies and a glossary.
MORE INFO
Financial Standard Publisher's Forum

Publisher's Forum

Investing trends and strategies from the industry’s thought leaders.
MORE INFO
Financial Standard Product Showcases

Product Showcases

Putting the spotlight on investment products that matter.
MORE INFO

Expert Feed

Industry Events

MORE INDUSTRY EVENTS
JUL
21

Advisers Big Day Out - Cairns 

JUL
23

Advisers Big Day Out - Sunshine Coast 

JUL
24

Advisers Big Day Out - Gold Coast 

JUL
28

Advisers Big Day Out - Hobart 

JUL
30

Advisers Big Day Out - Geelong 

Featured Profile

MORE PROFILES
Blake Briggs

Blake Briggs

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL
Since becoming chief executive, Blake Briggs has renewed the Financial Services Council's influence, expanded the membership base, and strengthened its policy and advocacy credentials. Karren Vergara writes.
READ MORE
The Financial Standard podcast
Tune in each week as we discuss the latest developments in Australia's wealth management industry.
Financial Standard podcast
Spotify
Apple Podcasts
Amazon Music
YouTube
Follow Financial Standard on Facebook
Follow Financial Standard on Twitter
Follow Financial Standard on LinkedIn
Follow Financial Standard on Instagram
Rainmaker Information Pty Ltd - ABN 86 095 610 996
part of ISS - Institutional Shareholder Services, © Copyright 2026, All Rights Reserved
MarketSage  -  MarketPulse  -  MarketPro  -  Media