Kamis, 19 Maret 2009

Recipients of unemployment benefits in the U.S. tumefy

WASHINGTON (Bloomberg): The number of U.S. citizens who obtain unemployment benefits tumefy reached a record 5.47 million, indicating that the former employee is not able to find new jobs because a number of companies continue to cut costs.

The number of people still receiving unemployment santunan in the U.S. rose 185,000 in the week ended March 7, the Ministry of Manpower said that the country yesterday in Washington. Previous application on unemployment claims last week exceeded 600,000 for the seventh time in succession, the worst performance since 1982, but the number below estimates.

A number of companies from FedEx Corp. and Sunoco Inc. announced plans to reduce the payment of salary, making it more difficult for Obama to achieve the government target of creating or saving 3.5 million jobs. The Federal Reserve policymakers yesterday announced additional initiatives worth more than U.S. $ 1.1 trillion to withdraw credit and prevent the economy experienced in keterpurukan more.

U.S. government bonds jumped after the forward penguatannya yesterday, followed the announcement that the Fed will start to buy U.S. government debt. Unbalanced results (yield) bertenor benchmark bond of 10 years to be down 2.52% in the pkl. 9:40 in New York from 2.54% in late trading yesterday and 3.01% in the previous two days. Stock index Standard & Poor's 500 up 0.7% to 799.81.

FedEx, the package delivery company the second largest in the U.S., yesterday said labanya go down because of the air entering the quarter down to 13-consecutive sequential. Companies based in Memphis, Tennessee said it will cut workers for a number of pressing operational cost of U.S. $ 1 billion in the year ahead.

Unemployment which make a claim on the first weekend that ended March 14 was down 12,000 people to be 646,000, lower than the estimate of the economists surveyed Bloomberg News in 655,000. Projections range from 635,000 to 690,000. U.S. claims Depnaker revised 658,000 a week earlier from the initial estimate of 654,000.
Average movement of claim 4 weekend before, the index is more unstable, increase to 654,750 from 651,000.
As many as 28 countries and territories on the weekend that ended March 7 report the increase in new claims, which dimotori by Indiana, which saw the increase in firing manufacturers, including car manufacturers, and Pennsylvania. Permohononan down the number of claims in 25 states.

Claims reflect the previous removal and tended to increase as employment growth slowed.
Level pengangnguran U.S. reached 8.1% in February, the highest level in 25 years, said U.S. Depnaker ago on March 6. Some companies have 651,000 employees the ax, the third month in succession where the number exceeds 600,000 and PHK first time since records began in 1939.

The economists surveyed Bloomberg News earlier this month predicted the U.S. unemployment rate will increase to 9.4% in 2009 and continued to increase until at least 2011. At the same time, the U.S. economy will sink 2.5% in this year, terlemah performance since 1946.

Slowing global PHK bear on U.S. companies. Caterpillar, the largest construction equipment manufacturer in the U.S., said this at the weekend will cut the number of employees 2365 people in five manufacturer in the U.S. because demand for construction equipment weakened. The company has said it has also its first quarterly loss in 16 years, and possible sales down 22% in this year. (Er)(Bisnis.com)

Senin, 02 Februari 2009

Rank + IDA BCA Finance

JAKARTA (Bisnis.com): PT Pemeringkat Efek Indonesia (Pefindo) specify the rank of IDA + PT BCA Finance and II bonds worth Rp500 billion in 2007. Prospects of this ranking is stable.Currently, BCA Finance 99.6% shares owned by Bank Central Asia and 0.4% shares owned by the BCA Finance Limited.

BI Offer To U.S. Dollar Repo Banking

JAKARTA (Bisnis.com): Bank Indonesia will provide transaction 'repurchase agreement' in the U.S. dollar denominations to the banks that have collateral in form of state debt in the form of the same.

BNI Getting Commitment Rp8, 97 Trillion

JAKARTA: PT Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) Tbk until January 2009 has given the commitment of the electricity sector credit Rp8, 96 trillion. Contract value, including syndicated PLTU Tanjung Awar-Awar, East Java, worth Rp1, 16 trillion.(Bisnis.com)

BI Approve Acquisition Barclays Bank Akita

JAKARTA (Bisnis.com): Bank Indonesia has bless plan acquisition of PT Bank Akita by Barclays Capital PLC temporary permit the purchase of PT Bank Ekonomi Tbk Raharja by Coorporation Hongkong Shanghai Banking (HSBC) are still in the process of internal central bank.

Rabu, 21 Januari 2009

PLN to prepare funds USD3.8M

JAKARTA (Sindo) - Director Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) Fahmi Mochtar said, the project of power 10,000 MW phase two will begin in the quarter and estimated II/2009 completed in 2012.(Seputar indonesia.com).

PLN would not be revealed TDL Household

Liputan6.com, Jakarta: decrease in the price of premium and diesel fuel was not to create the basic electricity tariffs for households took down. In fact, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is to request the State Electricity Company TDL down. PLN reasoned, government's priority at this time is to alleviate the burden of industrial tariff cut the use of peak load time from four to three times.

PLN according to other reasons, rates of households at this time is well below production costs. Rates household electrical current Rp 400 per kilowatt hour. This figure is far below the production cost PLN Rp 1,023 per kilowatt hour. (ADO / Team Coverage 6 SCTV).(Liputan6.com)

Sabtu, 10 Januari 2009

Israel-Hamas Continues to Attack

Israel stall UN appeal to end the attacks may not be carried out because the Hamas are still launched roketnya. Hamas itself reluctant to comply with the cease-fire because of the demands diakhirinya blockade on Gaza City is not fulfilled.(Liputan6.com)

Israel Will Attack Entering Third Phase

Israel is the attitude menafikkan diplomacy efforts are to continue digalang now to end the aggression that has killed over 800 people in the Gaza Strip.(Liputan6.com)