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The good, the bad and the whatever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... 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 - with 137,000 heads added to private payrolls. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
The Australian dollar was fractionally higher at noon, as traders await significant US employment figures due on Friday night. At 1200 AEST on Friday, the Australian dollar was trading at 107.26 US cents, up from 107.20 US cents on Thursday. Since 0700 ...

USA no longer AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... environment anything is possible, but at this point in time it's a long shot - a very long shot. Didn't we just see total US employment increase by 117,000 in July - with private sector hiring rising by 154,000? Likewise, the unemployment rate fell from ...

S.O.S

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... FOMC's next meeting on the 9th of this month. Some may hate even the thought of another QE, but should Friday's US employment report turns in another ugly number and takes equity markets several notches down - they'll be begging for it and send this ...

Now for the denominator

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... index fell to 50.9 in July - still above the 50 expansion/contraction line, but only just. While most look at the US employment stats as the 'be all' and 'end all' for guidance on US direction, I still consider it a lagging indicator for hiring and firing ...

Carbon blast from the GST past

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... and airlines bearing the brunt. But this isn't all carbon tax-related selling. Part is due to the disappointing US employment stats released over the weekend and a portion due to disappointing Chinese reports - released yesterday - showing slowing imports ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... virtually unchanged, edging down 0.24 points at 2,180.53. Investors began the day on a bright note after encouraging US employment data from payrolls firm ADP, which said private non-farm businesses added 157,000 jobs in June, a solid jump after the ...

Cry of the banshee

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... the ADP report. But instead of the fat lady singing, we heard the cry of the banshee. Official data showed that US employment increased by only 18,000 in June - less than half of even the lowest forecast for a 40,000 gain. Worse, May's job gain of 54,000 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... Any number above 50 indicates growth. Investors are avoiding any big moves until Friday's release of the official US employment figure for June, one of the most closely-watched indicators of the health of the US economy, analysts said. Bond prices rose. ...

Not in the mood for bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... number of investors waiting on the sidelines deciding which way to jump. They can't risk being wrong-footed by the US employment numbers for June -- set for release Friday night (Aussie time). This, and the start of the US company reporting season, would ...