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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... economic statement were released at noon, showing a $33 billion hit to revenues amid worsening economic conditions. The unemployment rate forecast has been revised up from 5.75 per cent to 6.25 per cent and economic growth revised down to 2.5 per cent. ...

Balanced funds ill-suited for fixed income blow-up

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
... that tapering may end early 2014, but Fletcher said that the Federal Reserve interest rate hikes are tied to the unemployment rate falling toward 6.5%, which is not expected until 2015 Nevertheless, he says that investors need to be reviewing their asset ...

The recession we are promised to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013

Post-Bernanke uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... Plus, reports last night show German business confidence improved for a third month in July and get this...Spain's unemployment rate declined to 26.3% in Q2 - the first drop in two years - from 27.2%. Green shoots? Plus, China's started to stimulate ...

Clear as crystal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... rate "if anything, overstates the health of the labour market". "If a substantial part of the reductions in measured unemployment were judged to reflect cyclical declines in labor force participation rather than gains in employment, the committee would ...

A prince, a princess or a frog?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... message is accommodation...a highly accommodative policy is needed for the foreseeable future" because the current US unemployment rate "if anything, overstates the health of the labour market" and inflation remains low". Or will he risk the headlines ...

Limbo of uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... Chaney telling us that "We've got a perfect storm at the moment," and its chief economist Alan Oster predicting the unemployment rate to rise above 6% by the end of the year. And sure enough, Mr. Oster is looking right on the money. The Australian Bureau ...

Peace, be still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... message is accommodation...a highly accommodative policy is needed for the foreseeable future" because the current US unemployment rate "if anything, overstates the health of the labour market" and inflation remains low. With these words, Money Messiah ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... month. Job numbers provided the other major influence, with investors focusing less on the bad news of a rise in unemployment to 5.7 per cent in June, and more on the better than expected 10,400-plus net jobs created. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Adjusting for adjustments

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... judged that a reduction in asset purchases would likely soon be warranted, in light of the cumulative decline in unemployment since the September meeting and ongoing increases in private payrolls, which had increased their confidence in the outlook for ...