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Unemployment rate dips 0.4% to 5.8%: ABS

The latest labour figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that the nation's unemployment rate dipped 0.4 per cent from 6.2% in July 2003 to 5.8% in August 2003. The labour force participation rate has risen in that period ...

August business conditions strongest in nearly nine years: NAB

Business conditions strengthened in August to the highest level since late 1994, according to the latest National Australia Bank (NAB) business survey, released today. Strength was broadly based, according to the NAB, and was underlined by a significant ...

Growth survey reveals a resilient domestic economy: Costello

A survey showing economic growth accelerated in August confirmed the resilience of the Australian economy, Treasurer Peter Costello said today. National Australia Bank chief economist Alan Oster said the bank's monthly survey showed that in the two ...

Mixed results for Macquarie's tollway projects for August 2003

Macquarie Infrastructure Group (MIG) has today announced the details of traffic use on its toll road projects in Toronto, Canada and in Sydney, reflecting mixed results for August. MIG owns 43 per cent of Toronto's 407 ETR, which recorded 166.185 million ...

AMP discusses capital raising plans

Media reports today of a capital raising by the company reconfirm statements made by the company at the release of its interim results on 20 August 2003, AMP Ltd said in a statement to the market this morning. Earlier today it was reported that the ...

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 ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries trail higher

The All Ordinaries trailed higher by almost 0.4 per cent, whilst Hong Kong's Hang Seng dipped lower by nearly 0.7% and Tokyo's Nikkei index rose by nearly a third of one per cent. The ANZ job advertisement series data report for August released today ...

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

... which began in May after six months of decline. In trend terms, the number of newspaper job advertisements rose by 1.1% in August (the largest monthly trend increase since March 2002), following a 0.9% increase (revised from 0.1%) in July, but was still ...

ASIC approves Deakin AFS licence

Deakin Financial Services Group Ltd managing director Murray Hills has announced that the group's AFS License application has been approved by ASIC and will be effective from 1 October 2003. From this date, Deakin will transition to the new FSR system. ...

Growth funds just outperform balanced funds in August: Mercer

Growth funds are still struggling to outperform balanced funds, despite the strong recovery in global equity markets, according to the latest survey of pooled funds by Mercer Investment Consulting. The median growth fund returned 1.7% last month and ...