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Latest employment data released by the ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in its latest employment data for Australia have revealed that its trend figures indicate a 0.1 per cent reduction in full-time employment during August 2003to 6,781,200, but a rise of 1.4% for the year. Part-time ...

ASIC bars former securities dealer from practicing financial services

Former Victorian securities dealer Martin James Donohue has been permanently banned from acting as a securities dealer or investment adviser representative, following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). During ...

Stronger job ads suggest growing momentum of the economy

The latest ANZ job advertisements suggest that the Australian economy is regaining momentum, with both newspaper and internet jobs on the rise. The 3 per cent rise in metropolitan newspaper job advertisements to 21,709 per week was the strongest increase ...

Midday Market Wrap:Tokyo opens high; ASX subdued

Japanese shares opened higher on Monday as investors snapped up Sony Corp and other exporters after an encouraging U.S. jobs report sent Wall Street up and helped underpin the dollar. The Nikkei average was up 0.95 percent at 10,811.52 as of 0005 GMT ...

Retail sales edge higher by 1.1% during September

Retail sales across Australia has increased by 1.1 per cent during September, reflecting a continued strong consumer spending for the month according toe the financial services group Cashcard Australia's Retail Activity Index (RAI). "The Cashcard Retail ...

Inflation at low end of RBA target

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 OCT 2003
Inflation in Australia remained well under control in September and will cause the nation's central bankers no headaches when they meet this week to discuss interest rates. Prices of consumer goods and services in Australia rose by an average of 0.2 ...

Morning Market Wrap: US stocks surge; AU$ weaker

In NEW YORK, Stocks surged on Friday, racking up a third straight day of gains, after a report showing US employers added jobs for the first time in eight months boosted investors' expectations for an economic rebound. The rally helped major market ...

Inflation at low end of RBA target

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2003
Inflation in Australia remained well under control in September and will cause the nation's central bankers no headaches when they meet next week to discuss interest rates. Prices of consumer goods and services in Australia rose by an average of 0.2 ...

Kiwi industry profits up 42 per cent

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2003
New Zealand was a more profitable place to do business last year, with the pre-tax surplus for all industries rising 42 percent to $42.4 billion. Statistics New Zealand said in its latest annual enterprise survey, covering the year to September 2002 ...

Experimental Inflation Gauge shows price increases

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2003
Prices of consumer goods and services in Australia rose by an average of 0.2 per cent between August and September, a report found. The TD Securities- Melbourne Institute (TD-MI) Experimental Inflation Gauge found the small September rise in inflation ...