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RBA decision takes economists by surprise

... incomes are expected to rise, housing and consumer spending are buoyant, business confidence is very high and the unemployment rate is at a 14-year low. The question now becomes how far will the RBA go? I believe that it will probably peter out at around ...

ANZ job ads up 1.4%

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
... 13,400 over the past three months. "Employment growth of this magnitude should be sufficient to maintain the unemployment rate around 5.75 per cent in coming months, although the outcome will depend on the extent to which the improved labour market conditions ...

Annualised growth rate beats long term trend: Westpac/MI

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2003
... improvement was particularly sharp for employment statistics." Total civilian employment rose by 0.9 per cent and the unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage points to 5.8 per cent. The sharp increase in the Coincident Index was further convincing evidence ...

Consumer sentiment rises to nine-year high: Westpac

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2003
... the last survey the dollar rose to 69 US cents from 64.5 US cents, share prices rose by 2.2 per cent and the unemployment rate remained at a low of 5.3 per cent. News from overseas was also encouraging, with a 3.25 per cent rise in the US sharemarket ...

Dollar consolidates ahead of $US0.70 push

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
... of $US0.6949 yesterday. The jump was sparked by Australian Bureau of Statistics figures showing Australia's unemployment rate remained at 5.8 per cent, a 13-year low, in September. That heightened speculation of an interest rate rise in Australia, which ...

Morning Market Wrap: International markets gain; Dollar weaker

... local currency rose to a high of $US0.6959 in overnight trade, as buying momentum continued after the country's unemployment rate registered a 13-year low for the second consecutive month. But a stronger United States dollar pushed the Australian dollar ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Stronger employment figures push ASX to highs

... added 9.1 points to 3256.9. Market watchers said investors had taken heart from from new jobs data showing the unemployment rate steady at a 13-year low of 5.8 per cent in October. The good news more than offset the negative effects of falls on Wall ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar up after employment announcements

... around six basis points in the short-end of the curve and three points in the long-end by 1135 AEST. Australia's unemployment rate was a seasonally adjusted 5.8 per cent in September, from an unrevised 5.8 per cent in August, the Australian Bureau of ...

Economists expect sedate employment growth for September

... likely to grow at a more sedate pace in September after August's massive growth rate which culminated in the unemployment rate being at a 13-year low of 5.8 per cent. The median of market forecasts is for a small rise of 5,000 in employment in September ...

Domestic economy to continue fast growth: IMF outlook

... Australian economy will grow by 3 per cent in 2003, before rebounding to 3.5% in 2004. The IMF also expects the unemployment rate to remain low and inflation moderate. "The IMF has again commented favourably on Australia's sound fiscal position, noting ...