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Unemployment rate dips 0.4% to 5.8%: ABS

... number of employed persons has risen by about 80,600 according to the bureau from 9,452,300 to 9,532,900. Full-time employment increased by 63,500 to 6,821,400 and part-time employment increased by 17,100 to 2,711,500. Unemployment decreased by 40,100 ...

Domestic job figures to give new clues to economy

WITH AAP | THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2003

... a share market recovery and signs of an economic recovery overseas. But economists will be looking for a rebound in employment figures to ease worries that the labour market remains soft. The concerns were underlined by the government's official employment ...

August business conditions strongest in nearly nine years: NAB

... percentage point in the second half of 2004. Encouragingly, the jump in business conditions also reflected a rise in the employment component, while the recovery in export sales also appears to be broadly on track. The NAB also said it was little surprise ...

Median forecast for housing finance by volume predicts flat outcome

... to a 2% fall. Commonwealth Bank's senior economist Michael Workman said a stable and ongoing combination of robust employment figures, low interest rates and fairly attractive mortgage packages would keep housing finance on a strong trend. Housing finance ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds stronger on weak employment data

AAP | MONDAY, 8 SEP 2003

US bond yields fell sharply Friday, following news non-farm payrolls tumbled 93,000 in August and compared with consensus forecasts of a small rise. The decline in July was also revised down to 49,000, although the unemployment rate was unchanged at ...

Job advertisements rise 1.5% in August: ANZ job advertisement series

... higher than in August last year. "The modest upward trend in job advertising over the past few months indicates that employment should increase over the remainder of this year, following declines in five of the past six months," said Saul Eslake, chief ...

Controversial Gunns timber company in healthy profits announcement

... excellent result was good for Gunns shareholders, its employees and Tasmania, thus providing valuable stability for employment and the economy. "It means more jobs for Tasmanians, more export income and increased taxes, licence and royalty payments ...

US growth strengthening, but risks remain: IMF

... fully run their course. Downside risks also remained a concern given the continued weakness of industrial activity and employment conditions. The IMF highlighted the resilience of the US economy to a series of shocks that included one of the largest ...

ASIC chairman to retire at end 2003

... five-year term in November 2000. "My departure will coincide with turning 55 and achieving 10 years of public sector employment, including 4A1/2 with ASIC," he said. "It is a sensible time for me to draw breath to review my family priorities and professional ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares make solid gains

... The yield on the 10-year bond fell five basis points to 5.45%, and which was supported also by news from the ABS that employment fell by 55,000 in July. The Australian dollar was trading back below $US0.65, and late in the morning was fetching $US0.6485. ...

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Renato Mota takes on new board position

ELIZA BAVIN

Renato Mota has joined the board of a $14 billion super fund along with another financial services stalwart.

Aegon AM gears up to take on local bond managers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR

Aegon Asset Management is close to launching its first Australian fund, months after the US$446 billion manager unveiled plans to enter the tightly contested local bond market.

MLC slips global shares into neutral, hits gas on alternatives

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

MLC has pulled its global and emerging-market equity positions back to neutral, while continuing to deploy capital into alternatives.

North Americans bargain hunt Down Under: Report

KARREN VERGARA

North Americans' merger and acquisition (M&A) appetite for Australian companies will only intensify in 2027 as they chase undervalued assets, according to a new report.

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