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Reignited euro crisis prompts gold rush

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... will accelerate. Last week the Fed left unchanged plans to hold its target interest rate near zero as long as U.S. unemployment remains above 6.5%. The jobless rate last month was 7.7%. Meanwhile, news outlets are reporting that a draft deal has been ...

Treasuries - safe but not so rewarding

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... status, the US bond market has a captive buyer in the Fed -- it's buying US$45 billion worth monthly until America's unemployment rate falls below 6.5% and so long as inflation doesn't go over 2.5%). This ensures that yields will remain low... until ...

EM debt funds burst bond bubble fears

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... "While US Treasury spreads have edged slightly higher, the Fed target for pulling back quantitative easing of 6.5% unemployment is still a long way off. I don't expect interest rates to rise until at least next year," he said.

Ben's your uncle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... inflation doesn't rise above 2.5%. There was additional good news at this month's meeting. The Fed lowered its 2013 unemployment rate forecast range to 7.3%-7.5% from 7.4%-7.7% previously. Hip, hip...the jobless rate is trending down but not yet at that ...

Jobs a-plenty but not if Gillard could help it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... 0.6% and the trend stats' up by 0.14%. And this time, no one can blame jobseekers giving up jobsearching for the unemployment rate steadying at 5.4% -- actually, the jobless rate was lower in February 5.37% against January's 5.40% -- for the participation ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... October 2007. The Nasdaq composite rose 13.81 points, or 0.43 per cent, to 3,258.93. The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell to a five-year low last week, the Labor Department reported, implying that the job market is strengthening. ...

Virgin blazes trail with redundancy cover

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... up to get insurance. Last September, the group launched Virgin Income Protection, which has the option to offer "unemployment cover". Those who take up the option are paid a monthly benefit for up to three months while they're looking for work, if they're ...

Refresher pause?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013
... billion QE2 on 30 June of that year. Today there's Fed QE infinity. No use by date. It will stay there until the unemployment rate remains above 6.5% (now at 7.7%) and inflation is no more than 2.5% (headline CPI now at 1.6%). In 2012, it was renewed ...

Magellan wins $3bn milestone mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... States recovery, the growth of the consumer market in China and new technologies. "Positive signs in the US such as unemployment recovering, growing activity in the housing market and the consumer sentiment are drivers of broad economic recovery," Casarotti ...

The happening

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2013
... previous month. This was more than the predicted 171,000 gain and showed hiring widening across industry sectors. The unemployment rate dropped to 7.7% from 7.9% in January. Average early earnings continue to climb and the average workweek also increased ...

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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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