US Stocks Up on Housing Starts, Jobless Claims

Ticker Magazine

Industrials and cyclical stocks advanced as the jobless claims fell. Housing permits in August increased 2.7% to 579000 from the revised July rate but is ...



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A look at economic developments around the globe

The Associated Press

___ CANBERRA, Australia Australia's jobless rate remained steady at 5.8 percent for a third month in August. The jobless rate was better than most ...



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New Zealand Dollar Rises; Bollard Signals Rate Cut Less Likely

Bloomberg

Australia's jobless rate rose to 5.9 percent in August from 5.8 percent the previous month, according to a Bloomberg News survey of economists before the ...

FOREX-USD on backfoot, kiwi firm after rate verdict Reuters

New Zealand leaves rates steady amid patchy recovery WA today



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Pound to Drop to Euro Parity, Dollar to Reach 85 Yen, BNP Says

Bloomberg

The pound traded near its lowest since May as a report yesterday showed the jobless rate in the UK rose to the highest since 1995. BOE Governor Mervyn King ...



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Jobless Rate Holds Steady

Australian Migration News

While other leading nations continue to report rising unemployment, Australia's jobless rate remains steady at 5.8%. It's been at the same level for over ...

Job joy disguises under-employment The Australian

Troubling aspects to jobs data: Gillard Brisbane Times

Troubling aspects to jobs numbers says Gillard Trading Room

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Trading Week Outlook: September 20 - 25, 2009

Seeking Alpha (blog)

The US economic reports will begin with the weekly Jobless Claims, an important gauge of labor market conditions measuring new unemployment claims, ...



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NY: Afternoon Forex Overview

Forex District

The dollar held gains versus major rivals Thursday after weekly initial US jobless claims posted a smaller-than-expected rise. The Labor Department said 545 ...

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Australia economy weekly outlook

International Business Times Australia

... for the 16-nation euro area are due tonight, our time, along with industrial production for July which is forecast to fall and the jobless rate to rise. ...



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Aussie hits 1-yr peak on higher stocks, commodities

Ninemsn

More clues on the US economy will emerge with weekly jobless claims, home starts and the Philadelphia Fed business activity index are scheduled to be ...



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Jobless rate 'won't reach 8.5%'

The Age

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) labour Force data released on Thursday showed the nation's jobless rate was at 5.8 per cent in August, holding steady ...



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Jobs stimulus expensive but justified: economists

The Australian

The early 1990s recession, for example, pushed the jobless rate steadily higher over three years from a seasonally adjusted 5.6 per cent in December 1989 to ...



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OECD says all major economies show clear recovery signs

Business Spectator (registration)

It's the first time the OECD unemployment rate has been stable since the downturn started, and Australia's jobless figure ranks sixth amongst the 30 ...



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Euro, British Pound May Decline Against US Dollar as Equity ...

Daily FX

The jobless printed at 4.9% in July, the highest in nearly 12 years, and is expected to top 9% next year. Minutes from the September policy meeting of the ...



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corrected: A new political generation rises in East Tim

Reuters

Almost 30 percent of the adult population is illiterate: the young men who hang around on Dili street corners are evidence of the 40 percent jobless rate in ...



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A look at economic developments around the globe

The Associated Press

The finance minister Anders Borg said last week he expects the jobless rate to peak at 11.6 percent in 2011. ___ kuala lumpur, Malaysia Government ...



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Caution needed on recovery, says SA govt

Brisbane Times

The jobless rate in SA rose to 5.8 per cent in August from 5.7 per cent in July. Total employment fell by 1600 to 788900 while the number of people in ...



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Korean Market Recovers After Setback; Banks Rally

RTT News

Bank of Korea Governor Lee Seong-tae, while leaving interest rates unchanged, had given a strong signal on Thursday that a rate hike was looming, ...



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Barchart US Morning Call

Inside Futures

Bearish factors yesterday included (1) comments from Chicago Fed President Evans that the US jobless rate will continue to rise, peaking at a "little over ...

Barchart US Morning Call Inside Futures



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Finance Jobs Hint at Recovery in Asia

New York Times

The jobless rate hit a seasonally adjusted 5.7 percent in July, the highest level since the end of World War II and up from 5.4 percent in June.



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Stocks Await Service Sector Data to Break Lackluster Phase

RTT News

The jobless claims report does not relay any kind of optimism on the job market, as claims, despite declining, were above expectations. ...



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