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Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... Direct equities analyst Julia Lee said expectations that Thursday's labour force data would show a rise in the unemployment rate from 5.2 to 5.4 per cent for December had helped banking stocks. "The high-yielding sector is beginning to be the focus because ...

Better 2013 outlook risks complacency

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2013
... purchasing managers index - both manufacturing and non-manufacturing - the housing sector and labour market (the unemployment rate declined to 7.8% in December from 8.3% at the start of last year and a high of 10% in October 2009). The same goes for ...

Further rate cuts to tempt investors back into risk assets: Lucas

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... Lucas is what's happening offshore, especially in the US where there's been a solid rise in employment with the unemployment rate having dropped to a four-year low of 7.7%. "Negative trends can still be found in the jobs market, but the broader numbers ...

2013

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... fundamentally nervous nation, will continue to do all it can to talk itself into a recession by focusing on how our unemployment rate is somehow a disaster at 5.2%, and that interest rates, the AUD and government debt are too high. When this rhetoric ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... size. The central bank also said it would keep its key short-term interest rate near zero at least until the unemployment rate drops below 6.5 per cent or inflation rises to 2.5 per cent. Previously, it had said that it expects to keep the rate low until ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... per cent to 3,612.10 points. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly rose as dealers cheered an improvement in the US unemployment rate and another batch of manufacturing figures indicating China's economy is emerging from a slumber. Investors appeared unmoved ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... get a bit more volatility in the market but it can also get a bit quiet as well." A surprise slide in the US unemployment rate to 7.7 per cent for November gave markets an initial boost on Friday, but shares ended the session mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... Ordinaries index added 40.2 points, or 0.89 per cent, to 4,555.9 points. NEW YORK - A surprise slide in the US unemployment rate to 7.7 per cent for November gave markets an initial boost on Friday, but shares ended the session mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... general meetings. The market closed lower on Thursday, lacking direction despite an unexpected fall in Australia's unemployment rate. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 11.1 points, or 0.25 per cent, to 4,509.3 and the broader All Ordinaries index dropped ...

It's just plain dumb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... in full display yesterday when local market dropped following the release of good labour market numbers. The unemployment rate fell to 5.2% in November from 5.4% in the previous month and employers employed another 13,900 workers. Why? Why? Why? Because ...

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Praemium's new leadership toughens earnings yardstick

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Praemium's new leadership will be keeping a close eye on costs, with new chief executive Denis Orrock noting he will make sure the technology upgrade underway translates into stronger earnings and better returns for shareholders.

Australian Ethical FUM drops by $70m

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Perennial expands wholesale offer for pre-IPOs

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Macquarie wealth investment chief to depart

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Macquarie chief investment officer for wealth will take on a new role at a New Zealand-based investment management firm after serving in the position for close to three years.

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