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Midday Market Wrap: Dollar up after employment announcements

... around six basis points in the short-end of the curve and three points in the long-end by 1135 AEST. Australia's unemployment rate was a seasonally adjusted 5.8 per cent in September, from an unrevised 5.8 per cent in August, the Australian Bureau of ...

Jobless rate down, could go lower: Costello

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
... first quarter of next year, that will swing back in our favour." Employment Minister Kevin Andrews said the latest unemployment figures confirmed the strength of the economy and pointed to further improvements in the Labour market in the months ahead. ...

Economists expect sedate employment growth for September

... workforce is likely to grow at a more sedate pace in September after August's massive growth rate which culminated in the unemployment rate being at a 13-year low of 5.8 per cent. The median of market forecasts is for a small rise of 5,000 in employment ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks make further gains

... bellwethers, the index closed last night at 4,209.1. US Treasuries were a little weaker after initial claims for unemployment benefits fell just shy of 400,000 last week, and increased speculation the September payrolls report could show a return to ...

State Treasurer urges Victorians to back the 'Pies' for better economic times

... would be beneficial to the state. He cited past research which showed that past Magpies premierships had brought low unemployment, high population growth and solid stock market gains. "What treasury has done is gone right back to 1950, so this is a 52-year ...

Domestic economy to continue fast growth: IMF outlook

... the Australian economy will grow by 3 per cent in 2003, before rebounding to 3.5% in 2004. The IMF also expects the unemployment rate to remain low and inflation moderate. "The IMF has again commented favourably on Australia's sound fiscal position ...

Australia's current unemployment rate compares favourably with OECD average

Australia's current unemployment rate, announced at a 13-year low 5.8 per cent yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), is far lower than the standardised unemployment rate of 7.2% (July 2003) for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks close higher

US stocks crept higher overnight, shrugging off news of a further rise in initial claims for unemployment benefits last week. But equity markets ware supported by a strong earnings result from software maker Adobe Systems Inc. and positive comments ...

Midday market wrap: $A strengthens following ABS jobs data

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2003
... Australian dollar had run to strength at noon on the back of much better than expected jobs data and a plunging domestic unemployment rate. The Australian dollar climbed around a quarter of a US cent in response to the 1130 AEST labour force figures. ...

Unemployment rate dips 0.4% to 5.8%: ABS

The latest labour figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that the nation's unemployment rate dipped 0.4 per cent from 6.2% in July 2003 to 5.8% in August 2003. The labour force participation rate has risen in that period ...