Search Results | Showing 2871 - 2880 of 2997 results for "February 5" |
| | | Economic recovery is on track in the worlds biggest industrialised countries but is slowing somewhat in the United States and the eurozone, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said today. The OECD said its composite leading indicator ... |
| | | | The Australian bond market tracked United States Treasuries lower overnight to open weaker ahead of the release of key local economic data today. At 0900 AEST the yield on the Commonwealth Government May 2013 bond was 5.8% from 5.760 at the close of ... |
| | | | The federal Budget was $4.5 billion in the red eight months into the financial year, due largely to higher education costs at the start of the school year. Finance Minister Nick Minchin said the underlying cash balance for the year to date February ... |
| | | | The number of Australian newspaper job advertisements in March rose to their highest level since October 2002, an ANZ jobs survey showed. According to the March ANZ job ads survey, the number of newspaper jobs rose by 0.3%, seasonally adjusted, to an ... |
| | | | Prices of consumer goods and services rose by 0.3% in March to be 2.1% higher than a year earlier, according to the TD Securities/Melbourne Institute monthly inflation gauge. TD Securities chief strategist Stephen Koukoulas said the 0.3% gain overstates ... |
| | | | Australian consumers are cooling their love affair with spending and growth has stalled, according to the Cashcard Retail Activity Index for March. The seasonally adjusted index was unchanged in March following growth of 0.3% in February and 0.8% in ... |
| | | | Job vacancies fell 3.3% in the three months to February, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said job vacancies fell to 104,700 in the quarter and were 5.1% weaker than the same time last year. The ABS said the sectors ... |
| | | | Australian building approvals unexpectedly rose 3.2% in February but the gain may signal a demand and supply balance that isn't positive for the housing market, economists warned. The gain in overall approvals, seasonally adjusted, followed four months ... |
| | | | The Australian dollar opened firmer after a security scare on the Eurostar train in France and fears Japan may stop intervening in the currency market, drove the United States dollar down against most currencies. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was ... |
| | | | Merchandise imports fell 4.9% in February to $9.45 billion, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said imports fell in all categories apart from mineral fuels, up to $873 million, and miscellaneous manufactured articles ... |
|