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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
... Business Conditions edged down marginally by 1 point to a score of +17, while trading remained unchanged at +24 points and employment conditions rose by 2 points to a score of +11 which was a year long high. While these figures indicate a slight downward ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2007
... June share price index contract was down three points to 6,118. Economic news flow is light today, with the March SEEK employment survey amongst the only data due for release. In company news, Rural Press Ltd holds a scheme meeting for preferred shareholders. ...

CGT overshadows Simpler Super benefits: Centric

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
... employee's behalf, are currently tax-free up to the pension RBL of $1,356,291, under the new rules they fall under employment termination payments and are thus subject to the highest marginal tax rate of 46.5 per cent for amounts above $140,000. Esler ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2007
... for months as participants ponder their near-term outlook. Further analysis of the results within reveals that the employment index has now fallen to a three year low as a consequence of fewer businesses adding staff in March. Delinquencies in the sub-prime ...

Germany lifts retirement age

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
... that people receive pensions for an average of 17 years." But Brauksiepe also said the German Government must promote employment among older workers and bring in both training incentives and employer initiatives. "We are currently in the process of putting ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2007
... expect to increase staff numbers over the forthcoming second quarter of 2007. The result is a 1.7 per cent increase in employment expectations for the first quarter of this year and is the fifth such quarterly increase in positive sentiment. The Professional ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2007
... Australian stock market rose sharply yesterday, boosted by gains on United States markets, buying opportunities and strong employment figures. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 111.1 points, or 1.93 per cent, at 5853.0, while the all ordinaries added ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
... indicator of confidence, the ANZ job ad series rose by 3.4 per cent in February confirming continued strength in the employment market. Australian Bureau of Statistics data on Lending Finance released yesterday shows that on a seasonally adjusted basis ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2007
... below the record of 18.6 that was achieved in March 2006. Constituent measures within the conditions index show that employment, trading conditions and profitability are higher than long-tern averages. While the confidence index had fallen after the ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
... further caused concerns about the rate of economic slowing with 62,000 jobs lost in construction last month and the employment in residential construction now having had 11 straight months of decline. While employment is slowing, wages growth has, like ...