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G20, FTA and Vlad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2014
... soon... China (through its SOEs) would own all of the "land down under". And on importing Chinese workers, hello... our unemployment rate have risen to 6.2% in October (and predicted to rise some more) from 5.8% only last April. But like I said, the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
... Wall Street and European stocks are slightly higher in volatile trading, having briefly turned negative after US unemployment claims rose more than expected. Locally, News Corp, Lend Lease and Automotive Holdings all hold their annual general meetings ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... Average and the S&P 500 indices edged to fresh records after the US economy added 214,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate fell.

SSgA warns of equity market complacency

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... from those broad sectors. The drivers of return for the banks are housing performance and economic factors such as unemployment. The resources are really dominated by the growth of China. Those are very narrow themes that dominate our market. There are ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
... upward by a total of 31,000 the number of net new jobs gained in the previous two months. The report also said the unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.8 per cent, its lowest level since July 2008. In local economic news on Monday ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed slightly higher as poor trade figures and an upward revision to recent unemployment figures muted the response to strong growth in retail spending. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 13 points, or 0.24 per ...

100% steady on the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... firming this year, the labour market has a degree of spare capacity and it will probably be some time yet before unemployment declines consistently. Growth in wages has declined noticeably and is expected to remain relatively modest over the period ahead ...

QEnd is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... expanding at a moderate pace. Labor market conditions improved somewhat further, with solid job gains and a lower unemployment rate. On balance, a range of labor market indicators suggests that underutilization of labor resources is gradually diminishing." ...

Caterpillar economy turns into a butterfly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... Indicators Index Shows U.S. Economy to Keep Growing Euro-Area Manufacturing Grows as Risk of Recession Eases Spanish Unemployment Lowest Since 2011 as Economy Grows China Factory Gauge Rises as Workers Weather Slowdown You got it! The global economy ...

Chocolate biscuits and animal spirits

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... consumers are worried about their jobs (they might be the next cost to be cut) - particularly given headlines of rising unemployment, 6.1% in September from 5.7% a year ago, and those who aren't culled are seeing slowing wages growth. Latest available ...