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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... share price index futures contract was up two points at 5012. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release the International trade price indexes for June quarter, while the Reserve Bank of Australia's index of commodity ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
... September share price index futures contract is up four points at 5,014. In local economic news, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release building approvals data for June on Tuesday. Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens is scheduled ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... price index futures contract was up three points at 4,980. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release the consumer price index (CPI) for the June quarter. In equities news, Australand Property Group is scheduled ...

Nothing below seven percent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... default one that comes out each time there's good growth news in the Middle Kingdom - that's "you can't trust China's statistics. Only slowing growth numbers are correct, factual and to be trusted! Oh, pa-lease! Anyways, back to the point. Chinese Premier ...

Facebook usage in Australia going up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... users and Twitter was third with 2.1 million users, according to figures released in the Adcorp June 2013 social media statistics report. But just as Facebook usage increased, LinkedIn and Twitter usage fell by 1.2% and 5% respectively. Adcorp's population ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... price index futures contract was down six points at 4,941. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the merchandise import figures for June, while the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Indexes of Economic Activity ...

Limbo of uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... above 6% by the end of the year. And sure enough, Mr. Oster is looking right on the money. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported only last week that the country's unemployment rate increased to 5.7% in June from 5.6% in the previous month. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... share price index futures contract was up 14 points at 4,950. In economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is due to release lending finance data for May and new motor vehicle sales figures for June. In equities news, Djerriwarrh ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... share price index futures contract was up 37 points at 4,953. In economic news on Friday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release Housing finance figures for May. In equities news, Inabox Group, a wholesaler of telco services to small businesses ...

Women hit with double burden on retirement savings

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... aged care facility or do you stop working and take care of them at home?," Rimmer said. According to Equity Trustees statistics, people in an aged care facility live for about 103 weeks, while life expectancy is larger if the person lives at home. "Most ...