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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... close, London FTSE 100 index of top companies gained 0.69 per cent to 5910.91 points, helped along by upbeat British labour market data. Frankfurt's DAX 30 added 0.25 per cent to 7394.55 points, in Paris the CAC 40 rose by 0.76 per cent to 3527.50 points ...

Jingling bells

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... that core retail spending remains strong - up 0.9% -- and is consistent with latest indications of an improving labour market and the jump in consumer confidence. And oh, Citigroup beat earnings expectations as did 27 of the 38 companies in the S&P 500 ...

More jobs, more jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... Australian's' opening paragraphs: "THE worst unemployment rate in 2 1/2 years confirms the Reserve Bank's view that the labour market is weakening, reinforcing the likelihood of another interest rate cut next month. Australia's unemployment rate jumped ...

Good jobs bad jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... when the Big O first sat on that chair in the Oval Office at the West Wing of the White House in Washington. Good labour market news just a month before his bid for a second term? Hmmm. Conspiracy or not, the details of the payrolls report suggest that ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... said the Australian market had opened higher after a strong lead from Wall Street. An encouraging report on the US labour market and better sales from retail stores helped push Wall Street higher, with the Dow Jones industrial average gaining 80.75 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
The Australian market is set to open higher after an encouraging report on the US labour market and better retail sales pushed Wall Street higher. At 0806 AEST on Friday, the local December share price index futures contract was up 11 points at 4,471. ...

Data deluge delivers no clearer visibility

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... from 53.7 in the previous month - the biggest jump in six months. There was better-than-expected news on the US labour market too with ADP reporting a 162,000 increase in private sector employment last month. In case you're thinking what I think you're ...

Why QE3 will work

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... until there is "broad-based growth in jobs and economic activity that generally signal sustained improvement in labour market conditions and declining unemployment". Not only that, this time the Fed will provide policy accommodation even after the economy ...

Q3 will work

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... need in order to be willing to hire and to invest." This gives me confidence that the Fed does not only have the labour market in its sights but also house values and 401(k)s. And where are most of the funds in 401(k)s invested? According to ebri.org ...

Big Ben brings in the heavy guns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... until there is "broad-based growth in jobs and economic activity that generally signal sustained improvement in labour market conditions and declining unemployment". And on the seventh day, the game changed. In a span of exactly one week, Super Mario's ...