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Subjected to interpretation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... crucial in setting the tone for financial markets over at least... until the next US employment report. The lead from the ADP private sector employment survey and the jobless claims report are positive. But then, given the distortions by the polar vortex ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... biggest economy added 175,000 private-sector jobs in January, slowing from the 227,000 increase in December, payrolls firm ADP reported. Analysts had forecast the addition of 178,000 net new jobs last month. IG market strategist Stan Shamu said despite ...

Waiting for jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... more Americans found jobs in January and the unemployment rate to remain unchanged at 6.7%. Close to the 175K reported by ADP right? Could be good but let me remind you about the match (or mismatch) between the ADP employment numbers and the official ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... The US economy added 175,000 private-sector jobs in January, slowing from the 227,000 increase in December, payrolls firm ADP reported. Analysts had forecast the addition of 178,000 net new jobs last month. In local economic news on Thursday, the Australian ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... Composite Index inched up 0.80 (0.02 percent) to 4,038.01. Markets were in negative territory most of the day after payrolls firm ADP reported strong jobs growth, the US trade deficit declined and October new-home sales notched a 25.4 percent rise compared ...

Data diarrhoea

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013

Improving picture paints a taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... June, it remains at the expansion mark. But the clincher of course lies in the labour market reports - weekly jobless claims, ADP private payrolls and non-farm payrolls. All pointed to improvement. US non-farm employment grew by a stronger-than-expected ...

The death of QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
... non-manufacturing index came in better than expected but factory orders disappointed. However, the more important labour market stat - the ADP private payrolls report - disappointed. This is encapsulated in the latest Fed's Beige Book survey that economic ...

May Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... indicator of the Amererican economy - slowed to 50.7 in April versus 51.3 in the previous month and expectations of 51.0. The ADP employment survey showed that only 119,000 private sector jobs were created in April, less than expectations for a 150,000 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2013
... 1,582.70, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index sank 29.66 (0.89 per cent) to 3,299.13. Wednesday's losses came after the ADP job report showed April job growth fell to the slowest level in seven months. Markets were also disappointed by an Institute ...