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Daily economic update

... December quarter, down from 1.1 per cent in the previous three-month period. The deceleration in the rate pace of wage growth at the end of 2005 is consistent with the softening trend in the Australian labour market and affirms expectations for stable ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2006
... NEW YORK - US stocks declined on Friday, ending the week in negative territory, as a report showing stronger job and wage growth fueled fears the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates, while disappointing earnings added to investor gloom. The technology ...

Weekly Economic Roundup

... strongly over the September quarter, the more up-to-date wages report released by the Melbourne Institute showing annual wage growth steady at 3.1 per cent in the November quarter is more consistent with recent data. This suggests the Australian labour ...

Daily Economic Update

... less reliable as an indicator. The more up-to-date wages report released by the Melbourne Institute showing annual wage growth steady at 3.1 per cent in the November quarter is more consistent with recent data showing that the Australian labour market ...

Daily Economic Update

... higher interest rates), yesterday's more up-to-date wages report released by the Melbourne Institute showed annual wage growth steady at 3.1 per cent in the November quarter, with rises in both pay and the number of people reporting increases unchanged. ...

Daily economic update: Consumer confidence rebounds

... repeated warnings from regulators. This is an area that has the potential for problems to appear, especially with weak wage growth and rising interest rates and the possibility that home price gains may evaporate. The United States and China have also ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2005
... rose for a third day as investors snapped up the shares on hopes of a year-end rally, while a report showing strong wage growth revived concern about inflation and limited the Dow's gains. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 8.17 points to 10,530.76. ...

Wage growth accelerates in August quarter

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2004
Wage growth accelerated in the three months to August, new figures released today showed. Average full time adult ordinary time earnings rose 1.3 per cent in the August quarter, compared to a 0.1 per cent lift in the previous three months, the Australian ...

Average weekly earnings growth slows in August: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2003
Wage growth slowed in the three months to August, new figures showed today, with the average paypacket now $928.60 a week. Hourly rates of pay rose just 0.6 per cent in the August quarter, from 2.5 per cent in the previous quarter, the Australian Bureau ...

Wage growth should continue: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2003
... being very strong, this puts a lot more emphasis on wage numbers," he said. Westpac senior economist Justin Smirk said wage growth had been following on from Australia's tight labour markets, particularly in the construction area. "We are seeing some ...