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ECB schedules taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... point to strong growth - it has remained above 55 for the 9th straight month - led by expansions in new orders and employment (which increased at the fastest pace in 10 years). This suggest further improvement in the region's jobless rate which had dropped ...

Jobs galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
... that door closes, another opens. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) "Labour Force" report shows the door to employment is not only open but it's getting wider. The trend is our friend. This per the ABS: "The monthly trend unemployment rate has ...

Wills should be reviewed, not refuted: EQT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... event. Major acquisitions or losses, including inheritance or insurance payouts, business dealings and investments, employment entitlements and superannuation arrangements can all have a major impact on a person's eventual total wealth. "The simple fact ...

Beige Book report delivers known knowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... head of hair, we placed great importance to the Fed's Beige Book report for it was up there with major indicators like employment and inflation that spark major market movements. The US Federal Reserve's description of the "Beige Book" explains why it ...

Go ahead BOE, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... "month". That's on 2 November when the British central bank's monetary policy council next meets. Its twin mandate - full employment and stable inflation - dictates so. The UK's unemployment rate dropped to a 42-year low of 4.2% in the three months to ...

AFA launches mental health service

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers has partnered with one of Australia's largest providers of employment assistance programs to help its membership with mental health support services. AFA Care is a partnership with Davidson Trahaire Corpsych and ...

Job openings in America

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
... nothing to write home to mother about - but it also confirms that the US labour market has reached (or nearly at) full-employment. As at August, there are more job openings (6.1 million) than the number of workers hired (5.4 million) indicating a further ...

Members better off with equal representation: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... choice. "All employees should have the right to enter the fund of their choice, including an SMSF, when starting new employment, and not be forced into a fund because of an enterprise agreement or industry award," he said. In response to the Treasury ...

India's upside risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... reporting "Indian manufacturers raised their staffing levels, and at the fastest pace since October 2012..."with services employment in fact increasing at the fastest rate in 75 months." The Indian economy should also get support from external demand ...

No more slack?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
... recorded drop since September 2010, but everybody and his uncle expected hurricanes Harvey and Irma to distort the employment numbers. Even the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) says so: "Our analysis suggests that the net effect of these hurricanes was ...