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Focus on the good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2009
... equities closed last night's trading up more than 1 per cent, reversing early losses brought on by reports that initial jobless benefit claims jumped to their highest levels since 1982 and that US factory orders fell by more than market expectations. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... stock market closed lower amid falls in the resources and banking sectors as a key employment measure indicated a rising jobless rate in 2009. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 52.4 points, or 1.4 per cent, lower at 3,683.3 points, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... plans for a bailout of the US auto industry weighed heavily on the local market, along with the overnight release of US jobless claims that touched a 26 year high. "Those translated into very weak leads for us," Mr Potter said, adding that investors ...

Beautiful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... way. Bloomberg headline: Australia Lost 15,600 Jobs, Adding to Signs Economy May Enter a Recession. News.com.au headline: Jobless rate edges higher as crisis bites. The Age online headline: Economy sheds 15,600 jobs. Bad news really does sell. What made ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
... 3479.6. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks recorded a fourth straight day of gains despite further poor economic data. New jobless claims fell more than expected last week from a 16-year high, though they remain at elevated levels due to the slowing economy. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... closed sharply lower with losses of more than three per cent, as recession fears deepened on new data showing a surge in US jobless claims. In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares fell 130.69 points, or 3.26 per cent, to 3,874.99 points. FRANKFURT ...

G20 to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... last night despite a plethora of more gloomy news. Below are some of the overnight news headlines reported by Bloomberg., Jobless Rolls in US Rise to 25-Year High, Exports Plunge on Global Slump, US Budget Deficit Swells to Record $237.2 Billion as Bank ...

Rainy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
... these downgraded assumptions are optimistic and expect real GDP to grow by only 1 per cent this financial year and the jobless rate to reach 9 per cent by 2010. This is well and good - if all things remain equal. The financial market storm might be pulling ...

Rescue package YES, economy NO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... went into red again last night following the release of economic data consistent with a looming recession. US initial jobless claims rose to seven-year high of 497,000 in the week ended 27 September - the highest since the September 11 terrorists attacks ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... stocks plunging and seeing further tightening in credit markets. News of declining factory orders and a seven-year high in jobless claims stoked fears that the US Government's financial rescue plan won't ward off a recession. The Dow plummeted 348.22 ...