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Fed lady sings (the same old song)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... one, the one where employment grew by less than expected and the unemployment rate dropped by more than expected. This is jobs growth in America has not yet approached terminal velocity.A Oh yes, Virginia, we can pick and choose from among the details ...

Round and round we go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... could save Australia. Woe is us! Never mind the most recent Australian job stats coming in higher than expected and full-time jobs accounted for all the increase in employment in June. Full-time employment increased by 24,500 over the month while part-time ...

Australian market strong after miners' gains

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... Chinese and European markets, with the main Shanghai index finishing trade almost six per cent higher. Meanwhile, the latest jobs figures revealed a better than expected 6.0 per cent unemployment rate in June. At 1015 AEST, BHP Billiton was up 35.5 cents ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... Thursday rebounded from its early losses due to big gains by the miners, strength on China's market and better-than-expected jobs figures. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 1.5 points, or 0.03 per cent, to 5,471 points. The broader All Ordinaries ...

GST increase would deliver $42 billion: FSC

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... Kong, have a long head start. The average Asian company tax rate is 22% whereas our 30% tax rate is forcing opportunities and jobs offshore," Bragg said. The FSC annual conference will take place on the Gold Coast from 5 to 7 August. Check the program ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell slightly following a mixed US jobs report and as investors awaited Greece's weekend referendum over its economic fate. At 0805 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures ...

Millennial women rejecting insurance jobs

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
Insurance is the least attractive financial services employment sector for women born between 1980 and 1995, according to PwC research. PwC's report, "Female millennials in financial services: strategies for a new era of talent", is based on a global ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... year-end, the outlook for hikes beyond that was slower than before, and Yellen herself said the economy and specifically the jobs market still has some weak points to surmount. "The market views it as pretty dovish," Brent Schutte, market strategist ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... movements are due to trader "emotion and sentiment and positioning ahead of the Fed announcement" on Wednesday, he said. Better jobs and retail sales data have altered the outlook for US monetary policy after a weak first quarter. Although the Fed is ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance figures. In Australia, the market on Thursday was higher as surprisingly strong jobs figures and positive overseas news has fuelled the share market's strongest session in almost seven weeks.. The benchmark ...