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Modi under the spotlight

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... growth rate greater than China, India will need to create an additional 10 million jobs per year to absorb the growing labour force. "If internal opposition and intransigence at all levels of government cause the reform movement to slow and stall, then ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... up 38 points at 5,937. Locally, in economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases March labour force data, while the HIA and CoreLogic RP Data's December quarter's residential land report is expected. In equities news, Fortescue ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... up five points at 5,791. In local economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases February labour force data. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Wednesday clawed back early heavy losses linked to US ...

Beauty in(foreign) beholders' eyes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... that the unemployment rate is likely to rise a bit further and peak a bit later than earlier expected." Australian labour force stats released a week later affirmed the RBA's less rosier expectation - the unemployment rate jumped to 6.4% in January - ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... was up 14 points at 5,738. In local economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases January Labour force data and December overseas arrivals and departures figures. Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... down 60 points at 5,191. In local economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases November labour force data while the Housing Industry Association's housing scorecard for December is also due out. No major equities news is expected. ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... the Australian Bureau of Statistics are expected to release the results of an independent technical review of its Labour Force figures. Meanwhile, the ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence survey and the National Australia Bank's business survey ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... up 14 points at 5,518. In local economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases October's labour force data. The HIA trades report for the September quarter is also due out. In equities news, News Corp is expected to post first ...

Seesaw on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... you (them)". Keep watching those economic data. All of 'em except for the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Labour Force report which, after taking pains to explain that the outsized 121K increased in August employment was correct because it "has ...

Unbelievably beautiful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... unbelievably beautiful set of numbers that they were, well... simply unbelievable. Talkin' here 'bout "Catalogue 6202.0 - Labour Force, Australia, Aug 2014" the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released yesterday, folks. Australia's unemployment ...