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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... picture of whether the weakness in retail turnover is due to a general slowing in the consumer demand or softer pricing. ANZ job ads Australian job advertisements increased by 0.2% in March after dropping by 1.2% in the previous month as a 0.4% increase ...

More help wanted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... over coming years as individuals are encouraged to enter the labour market as employment opportunities improve." The ANZ job ads survey showed total advertisements increased to 156,969 in January - the highest level since June 2012 - up by 1.0% from ...

Another Aussie jobs surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016
... most since the three-month period ended August 2012 - up 11.8% from the same quarter a year ago. The lead from the ANZ job ads survey indicates continuing labour market resilience.

Good tidings sway RBA to stay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
... back. The strong uptrend in employment growth augurs continued improvement in the jobless rate. The lead from the ANZ job ads survey suggests continued gains in employment. All good! But if these are not good enough, there's room for further easing. ...

Round and round we go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... of workers' optimism over finding a job. The improvement in the labour market is consistent with the lead from the ANZ job ads survey and the recent sharp improvement in business confidence. "Vicious circle," my aching behind.

Australian stock market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... in technology shares and airline stocks. Locally on Tuesday, the ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence survey, ANZ job ads figures for May and the National Australia Bank's monthly business survey for May are due out. The Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Will nice numbers make RBA a bad guy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... Glenn and et al would have seen that they were good. They'll see a brightening outlook for the labour market. The ANZ job ads index - a leading indicator of employment - rebounded by a strong 2.3% in April to their highest level in two and a half years.A ...

ANZ reshuffle drops Australian chief economist role

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2014
... provide analysis of key economic events in Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific and the spokesperson confirmed that its job ads series would continue as usual. The recently introduced consumer sentiment surveys in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia ...

Promises promises and broken promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... expected 18,100 staff over the month and the unemployment rate dropping from 6.1% to 5.8%. The lead from the improving ANZ job ads series - it had risen for the fourth straight month in March-- indicates that further improvement in the Australian labour ...

Lotsa data but no game change (yet)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... considered a leading indicator of the domestic jobs market. The Age even has a nifty chart that shows the correlation between job ads and the unemployment rate on their website ( http://www.theage.com.au/business/the-economy/job-ads-slide-for-fourth-straight-month-20130708-2pla9.html ...