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Economics

LMCI's portrait of labour market conditions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
The LMCI tells the story of a labour market that's improved... but not as dramatic as the payrolls survey suggests.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open markedly lower following sharp falls on Wall Street after a strong US jobs report raising expectations the Federal Reserve will soon lift interest rates.

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
The share market has opened flat as strength in high-yield bank stocks is balanced out by weak energy and mining sectors.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat after a lacklustre finish on Thursday and an unriveting performance on Wall Street where stocks lifted slightly.

My QE, your problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
Super Mario must be singing and dancing in the streets, his latest plan's playing out as planned... even before the first 60 billion euro hit the streets.

Economic growth to slow significantly: IGR

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
The Intergenerational Report (IGR) has projected that the growth rate of the economy over the next 40 years will be significantly lower than the last 40.

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
The local bourse has opened in the red following losses from market heavyweights BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
The Australian share market has opened lower.

No board meeting necessary

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
But when it comes to back-to-back surprises, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) takes the gong.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
The sharemarket is in the red after initially opening higher, dragged down by the miners and weak leads from Wall Street.