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

Search Results

Showing 431 - 440 of 898 results for "Indicators"

Confusing versus credible

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... would now be "looking at a broad range of data on the labor market, including unemployment, job creation and many other indicators of labor market performance". So much for forward guidance, eh. But wait, I may have spoken too soon. Last night, Federal ...

You say threshold, I say trigger

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... "would be looking at a broad range of data on the labor market, including unemployment, job creation and many other indicators of labor market performance." She may be keeping policy steady as she goes, but Fed Chairman Yellen had to swerve on forward ...

Prime Value AM expands investment team

HARRY PAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... writing. Gunn was previously Standard & Poor's associate director and prior to that, a financial analyst with Lincoln Indicators. Prime Value director Yak Yong Quek said Gunn's appointment will strengthen the investment team. "James is someone we have ...

Fear not the fugly jobs report

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014

SMSFs eye offshore assets

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
... SMSF investors," Certitude Global Investments chief executive Craig Mowll said. "These investors can often be leading indicators of the rest of the market in identifying and taking advantage of the vast world of investment opportunity that exists outside ...

What's luck got to do with it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013

Unwind for Xmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... fifth day (up 1.12%), wiping out virtually all of its losses for the week (down 0.04%) because......the one of two indicators - jobs and inflation - the Fed monitors to time taper says it's time to taper. I repeat, what the fudge? The unemployment rate ...

Waiting to catch up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013

Market Wrap AM

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street made modest gains ahead of a busy week of economic indicators. At 0859 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 5,398. The first reading on US ...

Now for a taper in December

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013