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Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2006
The number of jobs created last month rose by 23,400 in seasonally adjusted terms to take the national number of people employed to 10.2655 million. Better news was that most of the employment gain was in full-time jobs which increased by 22,600 to ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open lower on a negative US lead. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contact was down 37 points at 5,077. Today, Babcock & Brown Wind Partners and aged care provider Primelife Corporation ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2006
Figures released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that the number of dwellings approved during July increased by 8.3 per cent to reach the highest level since May 2005. The result was largely a consequence of a 13.6 per cent increase ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2006
The Australian share market may nudge upward in the absence of a lead from US markets, which were closed for the Labor Day holiday. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contact was up three points at 5,147. Today, broadcaster ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2006
Recent commitments by the state governments of NSW and Victoria to increase spending on infrastructure have been added to by cash rich Western Australia which has announced that as a result of a record 22 per cent increase in annual exports to $47 billion ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
Signs of a possible slowing in business investment were revealed yesterday when the ABS released data on private sector capital expenditure, which showed an increase of only 1.1 per cent over the June quarter. The annual growth in business investment ...

RBC poaches BNP Paribas implementation manager

RBC Dexia Investor Services has poached a former BNP Paribas Securities Services manager as their new director of transitions. John Venardos, formerly business implementation manager with BNP Paribas, joined RBC Dexia at the beginning of August and ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after a positive lead from Wall Street. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contact was up 11 points at 5,016 at 0726 AEST. Today, beer maker Foster's Group will announce ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute's Leading Index rose by 1.8 points in June resulting in a year on year growth rate of 5.3 per cent, the highest monthly reading since March 2004. The index measures four components of future activity in the approvals ...

CFS global churn triggers on hold rating

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2006
Research and ratings house InvestorWeb Research has dropped Colonial First State's (CFS) Global Share Fund from an investment grade rating to on hold following the turnover of key global equities staff. CFS international, chief executive officer, Tom ...