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NAB shareholders vote for UK exit

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2016
... results. This decision, he added, was driven by "turbulence" in the UK economy following the GFC which resulted in unemployment, falls in property values and a reduction in credit and the liquidity of financial markets. "At the same time, the UK retail ...

Fed's plan slips on oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... statement that, "Members agreed that a range of recent labor market indicators, including ongoing job gains and declining unemployment, showed further improvement and confirmed that underutilization of labor resources had diminished appreciably since ...

Another Aussie jobs surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... a decline in part-time positions - down by 18,500 last month. Full-time jobs increased by 17,600 in December. The unemployment rate remained steady at 5.8% but the ABS noted that it "decreased 0.1 pts to 5.8%, based on unrounded estimates" - 5.76% in ...

Lesson in expectations management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015
... is the upturn in the rate of job creation to the highest since spring 2011, which will hopefully pave the way for unemployment to start falling in earnest as we move into 2016. The upturn in hiring also indicates that companies are optimistic about prospects ...

The Fed's done it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... has gone to great lengths at assessing the likely implications of the Fed's last five rate hikes on the economy - unemployment rate, inflation, average hourly earnings, consumer confidence - and the financial markets - US dollar, S&P 500 index, MSCI ...

Belabouring the labour market stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... last month. And this, on top of another stupendous 56,100 heads added to the October payrolls. Dreaming on... the unemployment rate dropped to 5.8% in November from 5.9% in the previous month despite more Australians joining the labour market - the participation ...

Four steps up, four steps down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
... increases in the labour supply from strong net immigration, the slowdown has seen an increase in spare capacity and unemployment." "The New Zealand dollar has risen since August, partly reversing the depreciation that occurred from April. The rise in ...

Chill

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... charge of - employment and inflation - are not on red alert levels. Instead, the latest instalment showed that the unemployment rate dropped to 5.9% in October to 6.2% in the previous month - and this, alongside an increase in the participation rate ...

The Fed could get it wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... 2009 projections, I found this: Real GDP growth 2008 2009 2010 1.0 to 1.6 2.0 to 2.8 2.5 to 3.0 Actual -2.8 -0.2 2.7 Unemployment Rate 5.5 to 5.7 5.3 to 5.8 5.0 to 5 Actual 7.3 9.9 9.3 Core PCE Inflation 2.2 to 2.4 2.0 to 2.2 1.8 to 2.0 Actual 1.4 1.5 ...

Australia back on the radar for international capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... investors have become increasingly concerned about falling commodity prices, a weaker Chinese economy and rising unemployment but, according to Moffitt, there are good reasons to be optimistic. The Australian dollar's 30% fall against the US dollar since ...