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Promises promises and broken promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... probably be some time yet before unemployment declines consistently." The RBA was obviously referring to April's labour force report that showed employers added a much larger than expected 18,100 staff over the month and the unemployment rate dropping ...

Mother doesn't know

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... the details of the report reveals that this was mainly due to the a whopping 806K job seekers dropping out of the labour force.A The participation rate fell to 62.8% in April - the lowest level in 36 years -- from 63.2 in the previous month. Not good ...

Age Pension to rise to 70 by 2035

MARK SMITH, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
... Male Total Average Weekly Earnings. The policy rationale for using this benchmark is weak as the increase in female labour force participation means a wage measure covering only males is an anachronism in the context of contemporary Australia." The commission ...

Think tank calls to end super tax concessions

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... superannuation and create a universal (non-means tested) age pension, similar to the approach taken in New Zealand where labour force participation among older people is higher than in Australia. "A universal pension would create a level playing field ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... to benchmark interest rates. Locally, in economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases labour force data for March. In equities news, Ten Network is expected to post first half results. In Australia, the market on Wednesday ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... of the Crimea peninsula. 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 closed lower, pulled down by weakness in the ...

Blame it on the boogie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... is that yesterday's disappointing jobs report is not as bad as the headlines suggest. Mathematically, 6.0% of the labour force unemployed means that 94% are still at work. If it reaches the predicted 6.25%, then there'll still be 93.75% at work. Looked ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... $3.17 after it reported a 60.3% rise in first half net profits. The Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release labour force data for January at 1130 AEDT. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average eased 0.19% while the broad-based S&P 500 ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... jobs market improves significantly. In local economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases labour force data for January. Reserve Bank Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) Guy Debelle will be a panel discussant at the CIFR ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... far below the 175,000 forecast. Analysts said there were some positive aspects to the report, such as the rise in labour force participation. No major local economic or equities news is expected on Monday. In Australia, the market on Friday ended with ...