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Unbelievably beautiful set of numbers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... simply unbelievable. Talkin' here 'bout "Catalogue 6202.0 - Labour Force, Australia, Aug 2014" the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released yesterday, folks. Australia's unemployment rate dropped back to 6.1% in August after the suspect outsized ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index tacked on 5.28 (0.12 per cent) to 4,591.81. Locally, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is scheduled to release lending finance figures for July. The Australian share market closed lower on Thursday due to growing ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... 17,068.74, while the broad-based S&P 500 tacked on 7.34 (0.37 per cent) to 1,995.78. Locally, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is scheduled to release jobs figures for August and, in equities news, Myer is set to post its FY2014 financial results. ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... disappointing US jobs data was put into perspective by another round of weak Japanese growth figures and anaemic Chinese trade statistics. WELLINGTON -New Zealand stocks have fallen from a record as the looming general election created uncertainty for ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
... points to 2,000.72. The NASDAQ Composite index closed down 0.56 points to 4,572.54. Locally, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release retail trade figures and international trade in goods and services for July. In company news, Australia ...

Hawks Nest is Australia's oldest town

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... how some communities will look when retirees begin to dominate the country. A report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has found that while Australia's median age is 37 the median age for people who live in Hawks Nest is almost twice this ...

"Pleasant" but...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... like I'm not the only one who likes my buts around here. There were 'buts' a-plenty after the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released this "lucky country's' economic scorecard for the second quarter. Australian real GDP advanced by 0.5% in the ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... September share price index futures contract is down two points at 5,613. Locally on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases company profits and inventories data for the June quarter Monthly inflation figures from TD Securities and manufacturing ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... US and European markets which have negated the downward effect of local stocks paying out their dividend. Economic statistics continue to point to steady US economic growth helping the S&P 500 finish above 2,000 points for the first time. Meanwhile the ...

Easy money to fill in the slack at the Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2014
... of middle-skill jobs." Deputy Bank of England governor Ben Broadbent adds: The output data are no longer sufficient statistics for inflationary pressure: even if you have to wait awhile to see them, movements in unemployment become important too.A Indeed... ...