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Another 'should have gone shopping' moment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... considering that it's in line with market expectations, it's not strong enough to significantly dent America's high unemployment rate and, it remains subject to another two revisions. But, yes, there's a but. But US economic growth is now heading in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... been contracting for several months. The Australian dollar got a boost after official data showed the country's unemployment rate decreased to 5.2 per cent in September from 5.3 per cent in August. The Aussie dollar surged to 102.30 US cents from 101.50 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... created a net nonfarm 103,000 jobs in September, more than analysts anticipated, but not enough to lower the unemployment rate stuck at 9.1 per cent for three months. The department revised upward the two previous months' job creation numbers, indicating ...

The good, the bad and the whatever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... encouraging data flow indicating that America is slowly crawling away from the precipice of a double D. Though the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.1%, US employment increased by 103,000 in September - better than expectations for a 60,000 gain ...

Ben calls on JMK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... dose of the good stuff. "We need to make sure that the recovery continues and doesn't drop back and that the unemployment rate continues to fall downward" and the Fed "is prepared to take further action as appropriate to promote a stronger economic recovery ...

Twisting the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... growth remains slow. Recent indicators point to continuing weakness in overall labor market conditions, and the unemployment rate remains elevated." And stayed there! Does anybody think the Fed would have twisted if it viewed the economy differently? ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... morning, but investors sold out of stocks after 1130 AEST, when the latest labour force report showed the nation's unemployment rate rose to a 10-month high of 5.3 per cent in August. Moreover, figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed ...

Obama punts on US$300bn jobs package

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... season shows how desperate things are becoming in the US, with unemployment stuck on 9%. Their long term average unemployment rate is only about 5% - the level where Australian unemployment is stuck. Contributing to the malaise he is wrestling with is ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... 12,000 jobs were added to the economy in the month, the median of an AAP survey of 13 economists shows. The unemployment rate is expected to be five per cent. There is no major equities news expected. In Australia, the market on Wednesday gained about ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... last week. The US Labor Department on Friday reported that employers added no net workers in August and the unemployment rate was unchanged, a sign that many were nervous the world's largest economy could be at risk of slipping into another recession. ...