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Howard says no need for further rate hikes

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2003
... borrowers. Farmers and businesses both criticised the move, which came ahead of an expected rise in the jobless rate when employment figures are released tomorrow. National Farmers' Federation spokesman Charles Burke said the rate move would add $631 ...

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

... cent. The currency had lost a little ground to $US0.7088 today when it shot to 0.7103, as traders welcomed the robust employment data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It reported that the jobless rate fell to a fresh low of 5.6 per cent in October ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks head lower on disappointing jobs data

... from a full-fledged turnaround. The number of planned job cuts shot up to 171,874 in October from 76,506 in September, employment research firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported. The job cuts were spread among several sectors, thus challenging growing ...

Australian business increasingly bullish on 2004

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
... one painted by business in October 2002, when executives were looking ahead at 2003," she said. "This time last year employment prospects dipped into negative territory to an 11-year low of minus three per cent - 17 points below today's figure." The ...

RBA may crack the whip on rates today

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
... sales climbing 0.6 per cent as consumers bought up homewares and other household goods. Other figures suggest strong employment growth, with the ANZ job advertisements series rising 1.4 per cent in October to an 11-month high. Some economists believe ...

October retail index positive

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
... introduction of Sunday trading in South Australia has meant millions of additional dollars were spent in Australia's largest employment sector," said Mr Moore. "Now that all states and territories except Western Australia have come on board with Sunday ...

ANZ job ads up 1.4%

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
... years, a survey found. ANZ job ads rose 1.4 per cent, continuing the upward trend since May and indicating further employment growth in Australia in 2003. Job ads averaged 22,021 per week in the month, the highest level since November 2002, but 2.2 per ...

Latest US GDP growth could herald gains in equities in the short-run

... deflator had risen 1.8% in the third quarter of 2003, versus 1.1% and 0.8% in the prior two respective quarters. The employment cost index had also risen 1% q/q (un-annualised) in the third quarter. They said that the Fed is now following an "opportunistic ...

Agribusiness conditions improve marginally for the September quarter: NAB survey

... expectations for all key components of agribusiness conditions, including trading conditions, profitability performance and employment has improved markedly for the December quarter. Business confidence has thus exceeded to pre-drought levels. In summary ...

September retail sales may fall: economists

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2003
... around nine-year highs," Mr Hanlan said. "Consumers are confident by the fact that interest rates are so low and that employment is at 13-year lows." ANZ Bank economist Katie Dean said a slight moderation would reflect month-to-month volatility. "Employment ...