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Increased need for full-time accounting staff

... year-on-year basis. In contrast there was a slight drop in temporary vacancy activity Hays suspects was due to pre-federal election uncertainty. Each individual state needed different types of professionals with NSW looking for analysts and audit professionals ...

Australian dollar firmer at midday bonds steady ahead of US jobs data

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2004
... Strategists said money markets were biding their time ahead of tonight's US jobs data, while in Australia the weekend federal election could also influence price action.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2004
... Village Roadshow holds a general meeting and most other markets are likely to be trading sideways ahead of the federal election here tomorrow.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2004
... in the US, coupled with firmer oil and base metal prices, as well as some cyclical stock buying ahead of the federal election on Saturday, combine to create a positive sentiment for the local bourse. The December share price index - a key measure of ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2004
... banking sector has performed very well recently and that trend is expected to continue heading into the domestic federal election on Saturday. The December share price index - a key measure of trading for the day ahead - was two points firmer at 3718 ...

New record set for 30 Day cash rate futures: SFE

... is currently showing very little likelihood of a change during October and November due to the timing of the Federal Election," SFE's general manager business development Peter Hiom said. "We are seeing the majority of the trading activity in the December ...

Business sector optimistic about future - D&B Survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2004
... D&B economic consultant Duncan Ironmonger said the result was significant. \"It is fairly clear that, once the federal election is out of the way, the Reserve Bank of Australia will continue on a course of a modest raising of official interest rates,\" ...

Axa APH to meet with French parent next month to discuss offer

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2004
... offer and was now in the process of considering the offer. Any early conclusion was stymied by the calling of the federal election on 9 October. Axa SA needs the approval of the federal treasurer and the Foreign Investment Review Board to acquire the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2004
... week on a positive note. However, the hangover and tailend of the earnings season, plus the confirmation that a federal election will be held on October 9, will combine to have a domestic influence on the market. \"The historical experience around Federal ...

Aust federal politicians return to Canberra

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2004
Federal politicians return to Canberra today for what could be their last two-week sitting before a federal election. The key issue will be Labor\'s position on the free trade agreement with the United States, with a bitter debate expected at today\'s ...