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September morn' or September mourn?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... on this: The Committee expects the federal funds rate at 0 to 0.25% "will be appropriate at least as long as the unemployment rate remains above 6-1/2%, inflation between one and two years ahead is projected to be no more than a half percentage point ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... 8,103.15 points, while the CAC 40 in Paris dropped 1.32 per cent to 3,933.78 points. Milan lost 1.32 per cent. Eurozone unemployment came in unchanged at a record of 12.1 per cent in July but another slight fall in the total jobless offered some hope. ...

Delay of execution

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... correction for the S&P 500.A But not if you remember that taper hinges on a more sure-footed recovery.A That means lesser unemployment that leads to greater spending that leads to bigger profits. For sure markets could overshoot once taper speculation ...

FOMC - Fed Outs Market Confusion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013

Uncertainty stinks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013

Baby taper steps in one of the 'ber' months

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... 0.52 per cent. The Bank of England was also in the news after it announced a major policy shift, now targeting both unemployment and inflation. The new BoE head, Mark Carney, said the main interest rate would not be changed from 0.50 per cent until the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... figures, which showed the US added just 162,000 jobs in July, well below the 175,000 increase expected by analysts. The unemployment rate fell to 7.4 per cent from 7.6 per cent in June. WELLINGTON - Wellington climbed 0.14 per cent, or 6.59 points, to ...

Let the baby kissing pictures begin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... Department said the United States added 162,000 jobs in July, well below the 175,000 expected on average by analysts. The unemployment rate fell to 7.4 per cent from 7.6 per cent in June. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets mostly shrugged off disappointing ...