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Obama: he's the man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
... brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet. These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land ...

Market Movers (10 July)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... crunch. The Labour Force report is critical to markets because employment growth and the unemployment rate are two key indicators of economic activity and have important bearing on consumer sentiment and fiscal and monetary policies.

Rates on hold thanks to oil prices

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
... financial conditions, in conjunction with other factors including rising fuel costs, is working to restrain demand. Indicators of household spending have recorded subdued outcomes over recent months, and credit expansion to both households and businesses ...

AUD to fall in second half of 2008: KBC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
... "Australia is closely interwoven with the Asian economies, which account for some 45 per cent of exports". KBC said the indicators of the Australian slowdown are already evident. "The first signs of this are already visible. Consumer confidence is declining ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2007
... part-time workforce of Australia is now 2,955,100 which represents about 29 per cent of the overall workforce. Forward indicators of the labour market in Australia have strengthened in the last month with the ANZ analysis of newspaper and internet job ...

RBA delivers Christmas cheer to homeowners

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2004
... series of economic data, including last week's national accounts, which suggested economic growth was slowing. More indicators of how the economy is travelling are due to be released later this morning. Westpac is expected to release consumer confidence ...

Unemployment at lowest level since 1977

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2004
... employment gains could be made in coming months. "While labour force figures can vary from month to month, forward indicators of labour market activity point to further solid employment gains in the months ahead," he said. Macquarie Bank senior economist ...

Survey reveals difficulties in measuring non-financial performance indicators

... 34 per cent of board and top executives say their companies are proficient at monitoring critical non-financial indicators of corporate performance according to a survey conducted by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and the Economic Intelligence Unit. The study ...

Aust banks heading towards more challenging period: study

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2004
... next 12 months, a new report has found. According to a Standard & Poor\'s Ratings Services study of the leading indicators of potential stress, the global financial sector was in good health for 2004. S&P found that the most banks in Australia have some ...

Home building surged in December quarter: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2004
... The increase reflects decisions to build taken before interest rate rises in November and December, and forward indicators of housing have slowed in the last three months. The ABS said the biggest increase in building in the quarter was in the ACT, following ...