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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... eight-month low of 50.2. A figure above 50 points to growth. Locally, in economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release February building approvals data, as well as job vacancies for the same month. In equities news ...

Considerable time to eliminate considerable slack

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... scars from the Great Recession remain, and reaching our goals will take time" - even citing "real people behind the statistics". "Large numbers of partly unemployed workers, stagnant wages, lower labor-force participation and longer periods of joblessness ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... lot more. "The recovery still feels like a recession to many Americans, and it also looks that way in some economic statistics," she said. in which she underlined that unemployment was still a big challenge for the US economy and that central bank would ...

Whatever works

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... work and construction on key investment projects" to expand domestic demand and stabilise growth. National Bureau of Statistics of China data show that fixed capital investment has flatlined at around 45.6% of GDP in 2010-2012 after steadily rising from ...

APRA delays new data collections implementation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... consultation on what are known as 'select investment option reporting', and changes to what data the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) requires from super funds. APRA said: "The reasons for these difficulties relate primarily to 'teething issues' ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
... Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases the minutes of its March board meeting, while the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the international merchandise imports data. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Monday ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
... price index futures contract was down 18 points at 5,307. In local economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases February's new motor vehicle sales figures. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... new prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, at the White House. In local economic news on Friday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases lending finance figures for January. Meanwhile, the Chinese ambassador to Australia, Ma Zhaoxu, is slated to speak ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... forces seizing de facto control of the Crimea peninsula. In local economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases February labour force data. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Wednesday closed lower ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... country for the rest of Europe, also put the chill on stocks. In local economic news on Tuesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases overseas arrival and departure numbers for January, while the National Australia Bank's monthly business ...