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| | | ... order to maintain this performance, we will need to continue with reforms that free-up economic activity, enhance labour market flexibility, strengthen competition, promote efficient resource allocation, and continue to develop a more innovative and ... |
| | | | ... economics Warren Hogan expected increases of 1.2 per cent for the quarter and 3.7 per cent for the year. "Given recent labour market reports showing the unemployment rate hitting cyclical lows and the rate of employment growth being very strong, this ... |
| | | | ... yesterday's close of 0.7121/26. Overnight, the local unit edged lower as the US dollar benefited from positive news on the labour market. Weekly US jobless claims plunged by 43,000 to 348,000 - the lowest level since before recession in the world's largest ... |
| | | | ... into the decision." She said that the housing market is the main concern and given that business confidence and labour market statistics are strong, all point in the direction to a rate rise. "We forecast an interest rate of 5.5% by the middle of next ... |
| | | | ... rate around 5.75 per cent in coming months, although the outcome will depend on the extent to which the improved labour market conditions attract new entrants, with the labour force participation rate remaining unusually low in recent months," she said. ... |
| | | | ... to prepare the community for higher rates but it will also want more certainty on the US economy, especially the labour market." The United States last week reported economic growth of 7.2 per cent for the year to September, although the gains have failed ... |
| | | | ... was having a positive impact on sectors such as transport and storage, agribusiness and retail. It was likely the labour market would remain robust in the next six months or so, NAB said. Businesses now expect the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to move ... |
| | | | ... the latest unemployment figures confirmed the strength of the economy and pointed to further improvements in the Labour market in the months ahead. "While labor force figures can vary from month to month, today's results confirm the continued strength ... |
| | | | ... interest rates. "The central bank, like most forecasters, will likely feel the need to see a few more of these positive labour market surprises before the downside risks to the global economic outlook are marked lower," they said. "Hence a rate hike ... |
| | | | ... economic recovery overseas. But economists will be looking for a rebound in employment figures to ease worries that the labour market remains soft. The concerns were underlined by the government's official employment indicator, which fell in September ... |
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