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OECD standardised unemployment rate rises

The standardised unemployment rate for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries has risen to 7.2 percent in September, which is 0.1% higher than the previous month and 0.2% higher than a year earlier. In the Euro area ...

Consumer sentiment falls 2% in November: Westpac

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2003
... environment, all other news had been positive for consumer confidence including the rising Australian dollar and unemployment falling to 22-year lows at 5.6 per cent. Also, most commentaries have predicted the current tightening cycle to be modest. Most ...

Wage growth should continue: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2003
Australian wages growth should continue following the recent drop in unemployment but it is unlikely to affect inflation, according to economists. The Australian Bureau of Statistics will report the September quarter Wage Cost Index (WCI) today, and ...

Midday market wrap: Shares, bonds both ease on stronger US data

... October. The US economy added 126,000 nonfarm jobs last month, marking the third straight monthly gain, while the unemployment rate slipped to 6.0 per cent from 6.1 per cent in September, the government said. Among major moves locally, National Australia ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar opens weaker

... better-than-expected jobs data on Friday night amid profit taking, offshore analysts said. The October jobs data showed the unemployment rate dropped to 6.0 per cent from 6.1 per cent while non-farm payrolls showed a gain of 126,000, more than double ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar driven down by strong US currency

... chip stocks. Macquarie Equities private client adviser Helen Spencer said investors were still digesting this week's unemployment data and interest rate rise and remaining cautious. "Employment data will be released in the US market tonight, so that ...

Lure of high yields attracts global fund investments in Australia

... on the housing issue and on the strength of the global economy. Commenting on the ABS data on the sharply reducing unemployment rate (of 5.6 per cent in October), he said that given the repeat from September's fall in unemployment figures it was not ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares, dollar end higher

... $2.80. Meanwhile, the Australian dollar surged to fresh six-year highs again today following a surprise fall in the unemployment rate to 5.6 per cent, a level last seen in December 1989. At the local close the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7121/26 ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weaker, but responding to low unemployment rate

The Australian dollar was weaker at noon but had jumped higher on news that Australia's unemployment rate had plunged to a near 14-year low of 5.6 per cent in October. At 1200 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7094/99 compared with yesterday's ...

Unemployment at 20-year low: ABS

... employed persons. The number of unemployed persons decreased from 585,400 in September to 575,100 in October. The unemployment rate dipped from 5.8 per cent to 5.6% during that time. The labour force participation rate has increased from 63.5% to 63.8%. ...