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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... Reserve Bank of Australia releases the minutes of its November 2 monetary policy meeting. The Melbourne Institute releases its Wages Report for the three months to November, and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry issues a small business ...

What ifs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... instead of giving the US$600 billion QE2 money away to the bond markets, buys out outstanding US mortgages or pays for the wages of additional hires among US firms? According to Table 1155 of the US Census Bureau's " The 2010 Statistical Abstract", US ...

Workers to wear SG rise: Shorten

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
... yesterday at the OECD/IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions, Shorten said he believes the SG increase should be paid out of wages and not profits, meaning they could operate as de facto compulsory member contributions. "Analysis suggests that over time ...

Head faked again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... would appear to be in prospect, judging by the trends in job vacancies. After the significant decline last year, growth in wages has picked up somewhat, as had been expected. Some further increase is likely over the coming year. Given these conditions ...

The Cup, the RBA and the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... And what does Eco 101 tells us? When the demand for labour increases more than the supply, the price of labour - that is, wages - will rise. With domestic business activity continuing to hum nicely, it would not take long to breach the economy's NAIRU ...

Dollar rise to boost planner wages

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
Financial planners could enjoy the double whammy of higher wages and a larger client base due to the rising Australian dollar, a new survey shows. Paul Barbaro, executive general manager of Alliance Recruitment, said employers are "meeting wage demands ...

Super back in the spotlight

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
... robust domestic jobs market, there are increasing fears that labour shortages in the sector could put upward pressure on wages, and by extension, inflation and interest rates. A move to partially forgo wage increases in lieu of superannuation contributions ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... of Commerce and Industry releases its small business survey for the June quarter, and the Melbourne Institute issues its Wages Report for the August quarter. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases its Labour Price Index for June. In equities, more ...

Not a jobless double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
... care reform?). But with rising profits, they're bound to spread the joy - either through increased dividends, increased wages or increased hiring. What the latest US employment report indicates is that this is another "jobless recovery". Yes it is "jobless" ...

Weak old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... Personal income was unchanged in June after rising by 0.3 per cent in May. Expectations were for a 0.2 per cent pick up. Wages/salaries slipped by 0.1 per cent in the month. This is a negative report if you're looking only at the June numbers. But note ...