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BRICs to surge as G7 slows

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
... of monetary policy to keep inflation in line with the Reserve Bank's inflation target, should ease strains in the labour market," noted the OECD. Moreover the OECD has warned that "Prudent budget management [in Australia], while allowing the automatic ...

Hong Kong's millionaire factory

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2007
... billion in three years, an annual increase of almost 11 per cent. Spurred by simple business regulations, flexible labour market policies and low tax rates, the Hong Kong market has endured a global downturn to produce strong GDP growth with market capitalisation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007
... the greatest gains on the S&P 500. There was an unexpected drop in weekly jobless claims, which could suggest the labour market was holding up. But a report was also out revealing that new-home sales had dived, with the greatest year-on-year price drop ...

Money can't buy confidence

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2007
... offset by a modest fall in petrol prices (down 1.7 per cent), steady interest rates and continuing good news from the labour market and the economy. This is clearly evident in some sharp contrasts in the demographic break down of the W-MI results. A ...

A smoking gun for the RBA

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2007
... 8.25 per cent, citing strong rises in commodity and dairy prices from escalating global demand. New Zealand's tight labour market, high capacity use and rising oil and food prices are all sustaining inflation and the RBNZ is hoping this latest rise might ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
... In the United States on Friday, stocks rose on a higher oil price and positive jobs data that pointed to a strong labour market. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 45.84 points to 13,611.68 and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index added 5.04 points to ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
... all ordinaries dipped 9.2 points to 6383. NEW YORK - US stocks rose on Friday after jobs data pointed to a strong labour market and a rising oil prices helped energy stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 45.84 points to 13,611.68 and the Standard ...

Economic round-up: Manufacturing out run by fitness

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2007
... exports is flogging a lame horse according to the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. In their latest labour market report, DEWR predicts the manufacturing sector will shed close to 34,000 jobs over the next five years defying the employment ...

Economic round-up: Chinese whispers and inflation rumbles

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2007
... warns that Australia may have to raise interest rates to reduce inflation risks from growing demand and a tight labour market. "The upturn of non-farm output means that monetary policy may have to be tightened again to ward off inflationary pressures. ...

Mile high wages club to soar

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
With a tight labour market and skills shortages pumping up wages, commercial pilots look to be next to join the mile-high club in wages growth, adding to recent burgeoning national wages growth. Australia's wages are said to have grown at a record pace ...