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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... Hollows said there was little economic news of significance to currency traders due on Thursday. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will release data on Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings (AWOTE) for the three months to May. The Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... expects the rating to stay there, another positive for sentiment. In economic data on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release the June labour price index at 1130 AEST. The Westpac/Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment ...

Former Liberal leader named Equiti Capital chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... April 1990 to May 1994 for the Liberal party, Hewson was formerly an economist for the Australian Treasury (Census and Statistics), the Reserve Bank of Australia, the International Monetary Fund and the UN. He also held roles as Shadow Finance Minister ...

Pensioner inflation hits 4.5%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... to regular inflation for the general population which is up only 3.6% over the same period. The Australian Bureau of Statistics June 2011 Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index that was released today reveals pensioner costs are continuing to rise ...

Lost GPS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... estimates of monthly real GDP prepared by Macroeconomic Advisers." The latest readings from these activity and income statistics are not signalling that a recession is in the offing soon - in fact they point towards continued growth. I don't have access ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... price index futures contract was 99 points lower at 3,995. In economics news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) issues labour force data for July, and the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) issues $1 billion of Treasury ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... share price index futures contract was up 115 points at 4,114. In economics news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases data on lending finance for June, and Westpac and the Melbourne Institute issue their Leading Indexes of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... news on Tuesday, National Australia Bank releases its monthly business survey for July, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) issues data on housing finance in June. In equities news, National Australia Bank Ltd releases its third quarter trading ...

Ready to turn on the tap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... 157,000). Need I mention that regardless of the downward revision in June, it remains way above the Bureau of Labor Statistics' official count of only 57,000 private sector jobs during that month? Challenger, Gray & Christmas' report that lay-off announcements ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... the level of official interest rates. Its decision is scheduled for release at 1430 AEST. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) issues data on building approvals for June and its house price index for the June quarter. Commonwealth Bank and the Australian ...