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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
... other big forecasters) record on forecasting jobs, maybe she's not. In May, the Federal Government predicted that the jobless rate would peak at 8.75 per cent next year. This was lowered later this year to 6.75 per cent by mid-2010 as the resilience ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
... increase. The trade figures helped offset mixed jobs numbers. The Labor Department said the number of laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits rose more than expected last week to 474,000 after falling for five straight weeks, slightly higher than analysts ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... strongly after the November jobs figures were released at 1130 AEDT. According to the seasonally adjusted data the national jobless rate fell to 5.7 per cent in November from 5.8 per cent the previous month. Full-time employment surged by a seasonally-adjusted ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
Australian shares are likely to open moderately higher after equities in the US and Europe gained on a report that showed job cuts in the US slowed sharply in November. At 0749 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract ...

L-U-V

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
LUV is the word. Yes, LUV is gradually becoming the flavour of the financial markets these days. But what is LUV? No, it is not the SMS version of the 'I heart you' variety'. LUV stands for the path of global economic growth. Just last week the Organisation ...

You're dreaming

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
Whaaaaat! This was my immediate reaction when I the 'Breaking News" section on news.com.au flashed the headline, "Jobless number hits a seven year high." Yes, the headline achieved its aims - it grabbed my attention! A split second before clicking on ...

Optimism may not be enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
... level when the Eurozone first came into existence following the official launch of the euro back in January 1999. The jobless rate has climbed steadily since it hit a low of 7.1 per cent back in March 2008. And with rising joblessness, comes weaker retail ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... were shed. The Labor Department report, seen as one of the best indicators of economic momentum, showed a rise in the jobless rate from 9.8 per cent in September to 10.2 per cent, the highest since 1983. But the number of jobs lost narrowed to the lowest ...

Back on the road again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
... personal consumption had been boosted by the "cash for clunkers" program and together with last night's worse than expected jobless claims report - indicating continued deterioration in the US labour market - puts a question mark over its sustainability ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009
... unemployment benefits. The market shook off a weak start in early trading as investors weighed fresh data showing new jobless claims rising again after dropping for two weeks. But stocks climbed rapidly as more companies reported better than expected ...