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Waiting to digest

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
... in the year to August - the 3rd consecutive decline and the biggest drop in six months. Wait... there's more. US jobless claims fell by less than expected to 382k last week and the week before that was revised up to 385K from 382K. Also, the US index ...

Fall on the Wall

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... annualised rate of 372,000 and voila! QE's gone. And before you believe the negative headlines on last night's US jobless claims report - claims climbed by 4,000 to a larger than expected and a one month high of 372K in the week ended 18 August - don't. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... at 4,293, with 8,381 contracts traded. US stocks closed higher following two flat days, helped by fresh data on jobless claims and housing construction that added evidence the economy is growing steadily. Markets were also spurred by comments from German ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after the US bourses posted solid gains following jobless claims and housing construction data indicated economic growth. At 0755 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was up ...

Bad news? Where?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... because company earnings were beating lowered estimates. Never mind the latest string of disappointing eco stats - jobless claims, index of leading indicators, Philadelphia Fed index and existing home sales. They just bring Uncle Ben closer to "if it ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... fell 6.69 points (0.50 per cent) to 1,334.76. Earlier in the day the Labour Department reported 350,000 initial jobless claims were filed in the holiday-shortened week ending July 7. That was a decrease of 26,000 from the prior week's upwardly revised ...

Good one day, no good the next

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... Ho-hum. No, that too. It was widely expected and isn't it a boost for the healthcare sector? Third time lucky. Weekly jobless claims dropped by 6,000 heads last week to 386,000. Not good, either. It missed expectations by a mere thousand heads. It's ...

Fundamentally challenged

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... time markets behaved "rationally" in line with indications served up by overnight data releases. The laundry list: Jobless claims dip by only 2,000 to 387K last week, disappointing expectations (for the seventh consecutive week) for a 380K print. The ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... 1,329.10, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite added 17.72 (0.63 per cent) to 2,836.33. A rise in weekly initial jobless claims and a fall in monthly consumer prices in May for the first time in two years underpinned fresh signs of weakness in the US ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... quarter economic growth from 2.2 per cent to 1.9 per cent. US jobs data was also disappointing, with first-time jobless claims rising to an unexpected 383,000 (seasonally adjusted) - a five-week high. Continuing worries over Europe's debt crisis encouraged ...