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Free money can be costly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 23 NOV 2008
... 70 per cent for the US, 55 per cent for Australia. Consumers' aversion to spending brought about by the weakening labour market will be further heightened by deflation. The same is true for businesses. Companies could suffer during periods of inflation. ...

It's the war, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
... tighter lending standards, the reverse wealth effect - as property and equity prices fall - and a deteriorating labour market have caused this massive retrenchment in consumer spending. You want more? Residential investment slumped by 19.1 per cent and ...

No instant gratification

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... retail spending - the first since the 1990/91 recession. There is no doubt that given the uncertainties in the US labour market, tighter credit policies, falling house prices and US consumers (on their own volition are reducing their debts), consumer ...

Global recession coming?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... inventories suggest that house prices have yet to find a floor. Rising unemployment would not help either. The US labour market is in recession. Initial jobless claims rose to 461,000 in the week ending 20 September. This is the highest level since September ...

Tough times herald education boom

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
Tough economic times and a tight labour market is a potential windfall for Kaplan Professional as financial service employees' re-skill and set themselves apart from the competition. Warren Jacobson, Kaplan Professional chief executive, said the nature ...

One step forward, two steps back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... financial sector, even with lower interest rates, will not fade away anytime soon. Add to this the weakening US labour market and Houston we've got a problem.

US payrolls jitters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... 378,000 so far this year compared with 322,000 in 2007 - a clear indication of the steady deterioration in the US labour market. The negative correlation between the official employment report and jobless claims sparked worries that tomorrow's US non-farm ...

Today's the day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
... recent headlines over job losses in the financial services, media, automotive and airline industries. True, a slowing labour market would remove the major underpinning behind consumer spending but as the second quarter company profits and capex reports ...

Three steadies and a cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... following July's 51,000 fall. The unemployment rate is expected to remain steady at 5.7%. Because of the weakening labour market, growth in unit labour costs is forecast to decelerate to 0.1 per cent in the June quarter from 1.3 per cent. Economic data ...

Capex & Credit at the forefront

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 24 AUG 2008
... energy and food prices have been the main driving factors pushing up the headline rate. Meanwhile, the Japanese labour market should remain fairly strong given indications from recent surveys showing labour shortages and that firms are still hiring. ...