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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... the Australian dollar. In local economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release labour force data for June. The NAB June quarter Australian residential property survey is also due out. In equities news, Arrium mining ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... prices and mining stocks offsets gains in other sectors. US stocks rose about one per cent after better-than-expected labour force data on Friday showed more jobs were created than expected in June. While the Australian market usually follows Wall Street ...

On austerity, growth and expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... jobs numbers surprised way below - four times less - than expected. Never mind that a broader look at the Australian Labour Force report shows that on average more jobs are being created one average so far this year (17K) than last year (12.5K) and the ...

Austock Group company secretary resigns

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... into the life insurance division of the company. "After we sold our broking business, we are looking to reduce our labour force, re-aligning jobs and putting more effort into our life insurance offering" he said. Austock Group independent non-executive ...

Jobs a-plenty but not if Gillard could help it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... Australian economy added more than seven times the 10,000 workers economists expected found work last month. The ABS' Labour Force report for February showed that 71,500 heads found work during the month. But wait...I read that one of my brother-in-arms ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... futures contract was down two points at 5,097. In economic news, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release labour force data for February. Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor (Economic) Christopher Kent is scheduled to deliver a speech ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... was up five points at 4,880. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release labour force figures for January, and the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association its performance of construction index (PCI) ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... and uncertain". In local economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is to release December's labour force figures and international merchandise imports for the same month. In equities news, both Santos and Woodside Petroleum are scheduled ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... $25.78 and ANZ adding eight cents to $25.35. Bell Direct equities analyst Julia Lee said expectations that Thursday's labour force data would show a rise in the unemployment rate from 5.2 to 5.4 per cent for December had helped banking stocks. "The high-yielding ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... 40 climbed 0.28 per cent to 3,590.50 points. In local economic news, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases labour force data for November. In equity news, Network Ten said it would cut a further $35 million and tap shareholders for $230 million ...