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Interest rates to tumble below 2.5%: BlackRock

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... survey showed that job advertisements fell 4.6% in October, the seventh straight month of falls, and the national unemployment rate has spiked to 5.4%. Miller continued: "We have been concerned about the challenges facing the Australian economy for some ...

Fool me not again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
... Now that was real fear! Besides these, America is in a much better place today than it was in August 2011. The unemployment rate was at 9.1% back then, now it's at 7.9%. Consumer confidence registered 55.8 then, now it's at 84.9. And oh, China and other ...

A week full of question marks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... There were 30K less public sector jobs in October - also good for it reduces Uncle Sam's deficit bill. Even the unemployment rate's tick up to 7.9% from 7.8% is also good because this reflected the increase in the participation rate from 63.6% to 63.8% ...

Good not great but getting better

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... last month, US employers added the most workers since February. While bad news continues to hound Europe - the unemployment rate rose a fresh record high of 11.6% in September - there's some positive reports out of Europa lately, reports that concern ...

Sandy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... situation later this week. Predictions are for a 114,000 gain in October payrolls and a slight tick up in the unemployment rate to 7.9% from 7.8% in the previous month. Our thoughts and prayers to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Stay safe.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... stocks rebounded on figures showing a pick up in the US growth rate, after having taken a hit on the Spanish unemployment rate breaching 25 per cent for the first time. In equities news on Monday, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is due to hold its annual general ...

Market Wrap

AMP  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... stocks rebounded on figures showing a pick up in the US growth rate, after having taken a hit on the Spanish unemployment rate breaching 25 per cent for the first time. London's FTSE 100 index of top companies closed up a marginal 0.03 per cent to 5,806.71 ...

Not long now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... expects to beat and Romney prays he doesn't - plus 124,000 jobs gained in October and a slight increase in the unemployment rate to 7.9%. The good news here is that once the elections are over, it'll remove another uncertainty (policy and regulatory) ...

Fed decides not to decide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... index rising to 51.3 in October from 51.1 in the previous month. "Growth in employment has been slow, and the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending has advanced a bit more quickly, but growth in business fixed investment has slowed." ...

More jobs, more jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... yeah, the RBA should cut interest rates, cut them now". Here's 'The 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 ...