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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... said initial claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week, jumping 18,000 to a seasonally adjusted 460,000. Economists polled by Thomson Reuters had forecast a drop. Last week, the government said that employers added 162,000 jobs in March ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... of Australia's (RBA) expected cash rate decision at 1430 AEST on Tuesday is set to be a close call. Nine of the 15 economists surveyed by AAP last week expect the RBA to lift the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.25 per cent. The world's largest miner ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... expected to be the main focus this week. The RBA's cash rate decision looks set to be a close call - nine of the 15 economists surveyed by AAP last week expected the RBA to lift the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.25 per cent. NEW YORK - US stocks ...

End game II

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... imports. At one stroke of a pen, tariffs on over 20,000 goods imported into America were raised to record levels. Many economists have argued that the sharp decline in international trade after 1930 helped to worsen the depression, especially for countries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... lows. The Labor Department's Producer Price Index fell 0.6 per cent in February, its steepest drop in seven months. Economists polled by Thomson Reuters forecast a drop of 0.2 per cent. A slide in energy prices helped push the index lower last month. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... late February. Investors were also displeased with the Commerce Department's report that inventories were unchanged. Economists had forecast an increase. Analysts are hoping that businesses will restock store shelves on a consistent basis, which would ...

More of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... record - the US$1.4 trillion deficit posted in fiscal year 2009 ended September. But what's new? Nothing. Heck, even economists got it almost right this time. Consensus expectations were for a February deficit of US$222 bil. Greece of course refuses ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... 36,000 jobs in February, with the unemployment rate steady at 9.7 per cent despite adverse winter conditions. Most economists had forecast about 67,000 job losses and a 9.8 per cent unemployment rate. LONDON - European stock markets closed sharply higher ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... the day. The Institute for Supply Management said its services index for February rose to 53 from 50.5 in January. Economists had forecast a rise to 51. Growth in services industries is seen as crucial for an economic rebound. A steady stream of corporate ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... adviser, Jon Hancock, said the market was drifting and waiting for the news of the RBA's interest rate decision. Most economists surveyed by AAP are tipping the RBA to raise the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.00 per cent. Interest rate futures ...