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Yes, no, I don't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... carrying the devil's child. Consensus expects the report to show that employment grew by 160,00 in April with the unemployment rate holding at a three-year low of 8.2%. Would the actual print disappoint like the less than expected 120K added to payrolls ...

Instant replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... another slashing of Spain's rating down the track considering the parlous state of its economy. The country's unemployment rate jumped from 22.9% in the December quarter from 24.4% in the first quarter - that's depression level unemployment don't you ...

Wow on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2012
... that it was good. It raised its 2012 GDP growth outlook to 2.4%-2.9% from 2.2%-2.7% previously. It reduced its unemployment rate forecasts to 7.8%-8.0% from 8.2%-8.5%. It predicts inflation to remain within its target, with prices to rise by 1.9%-2.0% ...

It's all in the spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... at current levels, unemployment claims remain below the 400K mark - you know the one, the level at which the unemployment rate rises or falls - or that at a positive 8.5 the Philly Fed index remains in expansion territory. And oh, the divers so forgot ...

Best friends forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... economists assume to be the break-even point for unemployment. That is, claims higher than 400K portend a rise in the unemployment rate and vice-versa. If this becomes the start of the new trend, it would give credence to the softer March payrolls report ...

QE going, going ...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... elevated" the Fed inserted in its minutes when it noted that, "Labor market conditions have improved further; the unemployment rate has declined notably in recent months but remains elevated." Goodbye QE3. Boo-hoo-hoo. Boo-hoo-hoo too that while last ...

No QE, not bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... suggests that the economy has been expanding moderately. Labor market conditions have improved further; the unemployment rate has declined notably in recent months but remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment have continued ...

Can't fix what's not broken, yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... cactus. Markit's Eurozone Manufacturing PMI dropped to 47.7 in March from 49.0 in the previous month and the unemployment rate hit a 15-year high of 10.8% in February. Europe certainly wouldn't be buying "made in Australia" produce anytime soon, especially ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... end date in late 2014. In a speech on labour market issues, he said: "Further significant improvements in the unemployment rate will likely require a more-rapid expansion of production and demand...a process that can be supported by continued accommodative ...

Big Ben boosta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... improvement in the labor market will be sustained." What do we need? "... further significant improvements in the unemployment rate will likely require a more-rapid expansion of production and demand from consumers and businesses, a process that can ...