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APRA urges banks to raise capital

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... review, highlighting the need for the government to press ahead with a program of "fiscal consolidation, while supporting jobs and growth through policies that will boost infrastructure, innovation and investment." APRA's policy agenda items for 2017 ...

Trump's tweets and deeds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... to immigration through an Executive Order in September 1930. His argument was that blocking immigration would preserve the jobs and wages of American citizens against competition from low-wage immigrants. Immigration fell to a mere 10 to 15% of the allowable ...

Three for three

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... between the speed with which it intends to return inflation to the target and the support that monetary policy provides to jobs and activity."

A world of distrust: Edelman

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... of illustrating the benefits of innovation but has done little to discuss the impact those advances will have on people's jobs. Its leaders must step up on the issues that matter for society," Beiser said.

Still unsure about POTUS 45

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... on immigration, on foreign affairs, will be made to benefit American workers and American families. We will bring back our jobs. We will bring back our borders. We will bring back our wealth. And we will bring back our dreams. We will follow two simple ...

Jobs and jobless rate rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... similar to October and November increased hiring of full-time workers contributed to the overall rise in employment. Full time jobs increased by 9,300 in December after growing by 38,400 in the previous month. Part-time jobs rose by 4,200 last month ...

NSW government pins fintech job hopes to H2 Ventures

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... the government's $2 million loan guarantee will help H2 Ventures create up to 40 new start-up fintech companies and 400 new jobs across NSW. "Just providing grants, which have to be capped, achieves small results, but this guarantee has unlocked a $4 ...

Trump makes small beautiful

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... and now is a good time to expand (23 from 12). However, as heralded in the recent non-farm payrolls report optimism on the jobs front waned with job openings down to 29 from 31 in November (a function of higher wages demands?). Small business owners ...

US at full employment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... Dennis Lockhart's comments that, "The job of cyclical recovery is largely done". This is because the details of the latest jobs report showed that average hourly earnings growth accelerated to 2.9% in the year to December - the highest in the current ...

CBA finances wind farm construction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... per year for 20 years. The financing consortium committed to using ACT-based companies and suppliers, while creating new jobs for the region and contributing to research and education with local universities. Managing director of CWP Renewables, Alex ...