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Homeowners wait on Reserve Bank decision this morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2003
... the dollar to break the US70 cents mark by year's end. Jobs figures out later this week are expected to show the jobless rate rose to six per cent in September after hitting a 13-year low of 5.8 per cent in August. If the Reserve Bank decides to increase ...

Economists expect sedate employment growth for September

... up a little," he said. St George Bank senior economist Tim Crawford expected a drop of 20,000 in employment and a jobless rate of 6%. "It is always a bit tricky after you've had such a big rise as we did last month, so we're a little bit conservative ...

Federal Treasurer Costello indicates that the economy is very strong

... today's job figures indicated that the domestic economy was very strong. Official figures which revealed that the jobless rate is at a 13-year low at just 5.8 per cent. "It indicates that the domestic economy in Australia is very strong," said Mr Costello. ...