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Chief economist update: Labor Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020

... of the circumstances the planet has found itself in these days of the coronavirus pandemic. For right on the eve of "Labor Day", the US Department of Labor reports that more than 30 million Americans - around 18% of working population - applied for unemployment ...

QE infinity anybody?

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013

... 2013. You know the one, the day Ben Bernanke testified before Congress and was asked if the Fed is "going to tighten by Labor Day?" The one that sparked the Fed taper speculation business that was then extrapolated to a lifting in the fed funds rate ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP | TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013

... eurozone economic data, and receding investor concerns over a US intervention in Syria. Wall Street was closed for the Labor Day public holiday. At 0805 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was up 24 points at 5,208. In economic ...

30 days hath September

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013

... in Tokyo by 1.4% and in Australia by more than 1%.A Too bad for Wall Street, it was celebrating a party of its own, Labor Day. And to think Virginia, we've been talkin' bout - nah, parroting - the aged-old observation that September is statistically ...

September morn' or September mourn?

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013

"So, are you going to tighten by Labor Day?" Tonight we're going back to the future.A Going back to that fateful day on the 22nd of May -- when Texas Republican and head of the Joint Economics Committee Kevin Brady posed this question upon US Federal ...

Clear as crystal

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013

... Texas Republican and head of the Joint Economics Committee Kevin Brady's question if the Fed is "going to tighten by Labor Day?" This was the same message Uncle Ben delivered to the House Financial Services Committee last night...only more elaborate. ...

It'll be on 18 September

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013

... Economics Committee last month when its head and Texas Republican Kevin Brady asked, "So, are you going to tighten by Labor Day?" And he replied, "If we see continued improvement in the labour market and we are confident it is going to be sustained ...

Fed speaks Fedspeak

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013

... Texas Republican and head of the Joint Economics Committee Kevin Brady's question: "So, are you going to tighten by Labor Day?" "If we see continued improvement in the labour market and we are confident it is going to be sustained, then in the next few ...

Market wrap

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012

... meeting later in the week, with dealers hoping for plans to restart a bond-buying program. With US markets closed for the Labor Day holiday on Monday and few catalysts, regional investors took a wait-and-see approach with the ECB meeting on Thursday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP | TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011

... looks set to open lower after European and Asian markets fell overnight. Wall Street was closed on Monday for the US Labor Day public holiday. At 0710 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 52 points at 4,093. In economic ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

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VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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