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ANZ job ads up 1.4%

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
... and a recovering global economy are also likely to have been equally as important," she said. "Furthermore, partial indicators suggest that it is in the more labour intensive sectors of the economy, such as retail, construction and tourism that activity ...

September retail sales may fall: economists

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2003
... very solidly and consumer confidence was, of course, extremely high over the last month," Ms Dean said. "Also, forward indicators for employment have also remained firm. "So all of that suggests that conditions for retail spending are probably quite ...

Macquarie expects strong increase in profits in its financial services group

... Assirt Best Practice Fund Manager and Assirt Best Master Trust/Wrap provider based on service performance. Some of the indicators of the FSG's progress in the past year included wrap (master trust) assets under administration which has increased by 33% ...

Labor marks Anti-Poverty Week with new proposals

... poverty as have the Irish and the United Kingdom governments. Labor will seek to ratify an action plan and a series of indicators including measures of living standards, income poverty and income inequality, unemployment, health, housing, child-care ...

Housing finance expected to have risen in August

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
... lending from the Australian Bankers Association," he said. "There is no sign of a slowdown yet in the key leading housing indicators and therefore the number is not going to do anything to ease the Reserve Bank of Australia's concerns about the sector." ...

Jobless rate down, could go lower: Costello

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
... Australian labour market in the face of the weak global economy and the drought," Mr Andrews said in a statement. "Forward indicators of labour market activity point to further improvements in Labour market conditions in the months ahead."

Manufacturing business conditions mixed in September: survey

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2003
... chief executive Heather Ridout said the rise in orders evident in the month was offset by subdued readings in other key indicators. "This month's PMITM indicates that current manufacturing conditions remain mixed," she said. "Despite a lift in orders ...

New business performance reporting and communications needed: KPMG

... current regulatory model being challenged," said Mr Wilson. "New look reporting must go deep, beyond the key performance indicators on financial and non-financial outcomes&to the performance drivers, the management of specific business risks and the ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries end day on higher note

... Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) meanwhile released some heartening economic data on building approvals and business indicators, with the former rising by 2.1% across Australia for July. All Ordinaries 3212.1 +9.2 NASDAQ 1810.45 +10.27 Dow Jones ...

ABS releases latest business indicators data

The latest business indicators figures for Australia, compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) disclosed today show that income from the sales of goods and services in manufacturing reduced 0.7 per cent from the March to the June quarter ...