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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
... the morning amid broad-based gains in the finance and materials sectors. In late morning, market players cheered a labour force report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), which showed the nation's jobless rate fell to 5.2 per cent in May ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2010
... with 4,345 contracts traded. In economics news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its May labour force report at 1130 AEST. Other economic data due include the Melbourne Institute survey of consumer inflationary expectations and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
... was 59 points higher at 4,642 points. In economics news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases labour force data for April, and Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor (economic) Philip Lowe addresses the Colonial First State ...

Enviable problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... positions. The unemployment rate steadied at 5.3 per cent. Even better, the trend charts produced by the ABS in its Labour Force report showed a clear discernable trend towards rising employment - and falling unemployment - for both Australian males ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... was 24 points lower at 4,956. In economics news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases its labour force data for March, and the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) auctions a total $900 million in Treasury notes. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... points, on volume of 3,061 contracts. In economics news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics publishes labour force figures for February at 1130 AEDT. Other economic data releases due on Thursday include the Melbourne Institute survey of ...

Jobs full recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... employment growth, then there is now no doubt that Australia has one sustainable economic expansion going. The latest Labour Force, Australia released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed the number of workers hired in January grew by ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... a volume of 3,922 contracts. In economics news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is to release its labour force report for January at 1130 AEDT. The Melbourne Institute survey of consumer inflationary expectations for February also is ...

Australians all let us rejoice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released another "beautiful set of numbers." Yes, I refer to the December Labour Force Report that showed the country's unemployment rate inching down to 5.5 per cent from 5.6 per cent in the previous month. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
... contract was 26 points higher at 4,878. In economics news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its labour force data for December, including the unemployment rate. In companies news, miner Rio Tinto Ltd releases its fourth quarter ...