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| | | ... incomes are expected to rise, housing and consumer spending are buoyant, business confidence is very high and the unemployment rate is at a 14-year low. The question now becomes how far will the RBA go? I believe that it will probably peter out at around ... |
| | | | ... average of 13,400 over the past three months. "Employment growth of this magnitude should be sufficient to maintain the unemployment rate around 5.75 per cent in coming months, although the outcome will depend on the extent to which the improved labour ... |
| | | | ... States, will create a sustainable recovery," he said. "Economic activity is improving, although outside of Australia, unemployment remains stubbornly high, especially for this stage of the cycle." ASX shares were down 13 cents to $15.47 in late afternoon ... |
| | | | ... improvement was particularly sharp for employment statistics." Total civilian employment rose by 0.9 per cent and the unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage points to 5.8 per cent. The sharp increase in the Coincident Index was further convincing evidence ... |
| | | | ... action plan and a series of indicators including measures of living standards, income poverty and income inequality, unemployment, health, housing, child-care and disability services. Another proposal is to create 20,000 new university and 20,000 TAFE ... |
| | | | ... rise followed the release of favourable economic news for September, with a stronger Australian dollar and steady unemployment. Since the last survey the dollar rose to 69 US cents from 64.5 US cents, share prices rose by 2.2 per cent and the unemployment ... |
| | | | ... near-six-year-high of $US0.6949 yesterday. The jump was sparked by Australian Bureau of Statistics figures showing Australia's unemployment rate remained at 5.8 per cent, a 13-year low, in September. That heightened speculation of an interest rate rise ... |
| | | | Housing finance approvals remained strong in August, underscoring the mix of low interest rates, low unemployment and rising house prices, economists said. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported housing finance rose 2.1 per cent in the month ... |
| | | | ... The local currency rose to a high of $US0.6959 in overnight trade, as buying momentum continued after the country's unemployment rate registered a 13-year low for the second consecutive month. But a stronger United States dollar pushed the Australian ... |
| | | | ... high today as resource giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto pushed higher and investors welcomed stronger-than-expected unemployment figures. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index climbed 8.2 points higher to 3251.3, its highest point since June 2002, while the ... |
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