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Considerable time to eliminate considerable slack

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... underscored by the latest Conference Board consumer confidence survey that showed the "jobs plentiful" index easing to 13.1 in March from 13.4 in the previous month and the "jobs are hard to get" index climbing to 33 from 32.4. And the 6.5% unemployment ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... seasonally-adjusted, in February; the TD Securities Melbourne Institute monthly inflation gauge rose by 0.2 per cent in March and by 2.7 per cent in the 12 months to March, the same as in February. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 27.9 points, or ...

A$ rising on China slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... it? Or perhaps... simply morons. The HSBC/Markit Economics China flash purchasing managers' index (PMI) eased to 48.1 in March - the lowest level in eight months -- from February's final reading of 48.5. This is less than the expected improvement to ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... overcoming early falls and weaker-than-expected Chinese economic data. Chinese manufacturing data showed activity contracted in March to its weakest rate in eight months, with the HSBC's preliminary purchasing managers' index (PMI) falling to 48.1. It ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... largest amount in three months. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said manufacturing had rebounded in that region in March as new orders increased. And, the number of people seeking US unemployment benefits rose 5,000 last week to a seasonally-adjusted ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... decline in December. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said separately that manufacturing rebounded in that region in March as new orders increased. The number of people seeking US unemployment benefits rose 5,000 last week to a seasonally-adjusted ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... have been impacted by the timing of Chinese New Year. "If it was about disruption then the potential for a bounce back in March would quickly reverse a lot of the positioning that has gone on this week," he said. Mining companies were among the weakest ...

AFA Foundation appoints AIA exec as new chair

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... awareness for the organisation's charity partners. The previous chairperson was Esther Althaus, who took up the role in March 2013 at the same time she resigned from her role as AFA state director, Victoria. Sciarrone is head of retail at AIA Australia ...

CareSuper reshuffles board, appoints first female chair

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
... Lander. The appointments are effective 5 March 2014. Wood joined the CareSuper Board in 2000 and became deputy chair in March 2012 and has previously been chief executive and director of AGEST Super, and chief executive of the government training agency ...

Media Super to launch MDI option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... is proceeding well." The MDI is a response to extensive member engagement, he said. "After my arrival at Media Super in March 2013 I commissioned extensive research (including focus groups) into member needs and in particular the reason why some high-balance ...