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The sky is falling downunder

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 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. Reports noted that this is higher than the peak 5.8% reached (in 2009) during ...

Sinking emerging markets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... soon because jobs increased by 175,000 in May, much more than the 167,000 markets were expecting. Not...because the unemployment rate disappointed, rising to 7.6% from 7.5% in April. Then there are the gabs. Taper is on according to Fed mouthpiece John ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... LONDON - European stock markets fell and the euro dropped against the dollar as traders digested record high eurozone unemployment data following weak US numbers, analysts said. London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares shed 1.11 per cent to 6,583.09 ...

Out of sight, out of mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... longest streak of monthly gains since 1997." Not bad for an economy that's deeply entrenched in recession with record unemployment to boot. Not bad at all 'ey? And not only this, the European Commission's recent economic confidence survey shows that ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... reports convinced traders that the US central bank will continue to boost the economy with its stimulus program. Unemployment claims rose and an initial estimate of first quarter economic growth was revised slightly lower. That suggests the US economy ...

Gold as an "insurance" against inflation: Lazard

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... secrets of alchemy; you can't print gold," Bratt said. Bratt explained that five years since the end of the recession, unemployment is still at 7.5% in the United States and it is not clear that the quantitative easing policy is working. Also, there ...

Careful of the recession you wish for

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... Nikkei's 3.5% slide. It's down alongside the big 4% and 3.7% falls in the equity markets of big budget deficits, high unemployment and recession economies of Italy and Spain, respectively. Latest data show that Italy has an unemployment rate of 11.5% ...

Fed speaks Fedspeak

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... downside risks". So was Big Ben's prepared-earlier, written testimony before the Joint Economics Committee: "With unemployment well above normal levels and inflation subdued, fostering our congressionally mandated objectives of maximum employment and ...

Breaking the bad in the eurozone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... in the first quarter, taking to six the total number of quarters that the region has been shrinking. And oh, the unemployment rate was clocked at a record high of 12.1% in March. It could be due to the European Central Bank's (ECB) 25 basis point interest ...

Down, down, dollar down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... and rumours of speculations ran rampant...until Uncle Ben reminded everyone that stimulation would remain until the unemployment rate reaches 6.5% and the inflation rate doesn't go above 2.5%. And now for the rub, if the US dollar continues to appreciate ...

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Renato Mota takes on new board position

ELIZA BAVIN
Renato Mota has joined the board of a $14 billion super fund along with another financial services stalwart.

Aegon AM gears up to take on local bond managers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR
Aegon Asset Management is close to launching its first Australian fund, months after the US$446 billion manager unveiled plans to enter the tightly contested local bond market.

MLC slips global shares into neutral, hits gas on alternatives

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
MLC has pulled its global and emerging-market equity positions back to neutral, while continuing to deploy capital into alternatives.

North Americans bargain hunt Down Under: Report

KARREN VERGARA
North Americans' merger and acquisition (M&A) appetite for Australian companies will only intensify in 2027 as they chase undervalued assets, according to a new report.

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