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China's rebalancing act

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... Naranaya Kocherlakota released a statement arguing that the Fed "should continue to buy assets at least until the unemployment rate has fallen below 7 percent, as long as the medium-term outlook for the inflation rate remains below 2.5 percent and longer-term ...

No need to fear 1994-style crash

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... neither of which is presently in place. Jobs growth has picked up, but not at a sufficient rate to bring the unemployment rate down meaningfully," he said.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... Australian bureau of Statistics will release May's employment figures on Thursday morning. Forecasts suggest the unemployment rate will rise 0.1 per cent to 5.6 per cent and the number of people with jobs will fall by 10,000.

The sky is falling downunder

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
... telling us that "We've got a perfect storm at the moment," and its chief economist Alan Oster predicting the unemployment rate to rise above 6% by the end of the year. Reports noted that this is higher than the peak 5.8% reached (in 2009) during the ...

Sinking emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... because jobs increased by 175,000 in May, much more than the 167,000 markets were expecting. Not...because the unemployment rate disappointed, rising to 7.6% from 7.5% in April. Then there are the gabs. Taper is on according to Fed mouthpiece John Hilsenrath. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... 1.19 per cent to 3,948.59 points. Madrid gave up 1.37 per cent and Milan slumped 0.79 per cent. The eurozone unemployment rate hit a fresh record high level of 12.2 per cent in April, with 19.2 million people on the dole as recession continued to sap ...

Careful of the recession you wish for

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... high unemployment and recession economies of Italy and Spain, respectively. Latest data show that Italy has an unemployment rate of 11.5% while Spain's is 26.7%. No surprise for these economies that contracted by 2.3% and 2% in the year to the first ...

Breaking the bad in the eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... the first quarter, taking to six the total number of quarters that the region has been shrinking. And oh, the unemployment rate was clocked at a record high of 12.1% in March. It could be due to the European Central Bank's (ECB) 25 basis point interest ...

Down, down, dollar down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... rumours of speculations ran rampant...until Uncle Ben reminded everyone that stimulation would remain until the unemployment rate reaches 6.5% and the inflation rate doesn't go above 2.5%. And now for the rub, if the US dollar continues to appreciate ...

Not strong enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... is the steady improvement in the labour market that would be the main trigger for the Fed. When does the US unemployment rate hit 6.5%? Fortunately for me, I just found that I don't have the number crunching myself. Phew! Mr. Cullen Roche -- founder ...

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Australia's retirement system receives first A-grade

KARREN VERGARA  |   11:59AM
Australia's retirement system has finally received an A-grade rating in the annual Marsh CFA Institute Global Pension Index after stagnating at the B+ level for the last five years.

Brighter Super changes up investment, insurance fees

KARREN VERGARA  |   12:00PM
Not-for-profit fund Brighter Super has introduced numerous changes to its fees, decreasing investment fees while increasing insurance costs.

Channel Capital wins distribution mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:58AM
Channel Capital has been appointed by Coller EQT to distribute, promote and service investor support to the two secondaries strategies currently available in Australia.

Perpetual asset management outflows hit $9.6bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |   11:49AM
Perpetual's asset management business recorded $9.6 billion in net outflows during the September quarter, weighing on funds under management as its Corporate Trust Division reached a record $1.4 trillion in funds under administration.

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