Petrol prices drift higher; Asian shares slide

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Weekly Petrol Prices; Sharemarket trends Petrol prices rise: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of petrol rose by 2.8 cents per litre to 147.6... Read more continue reading

Jobs up most in a decade, but record fall in mining

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Employment by Industry Industry employment: Employment rose by 119,800 over the three months to August – the biggest quarterly increase in over almost a decade (since November 2004). Mining jobs fall: Mining... Read more continue reading

Jitters ahead of US rate decision

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Economic & financial events; Imports Volatility ahead of key events: Currency and share markets have exhibited volatility in recent days ahead the Scottish referendum and the US Federal Reserve meeting... Read more continue reading

Currency markets heat up, says Instreet

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Two events are set to grab the most attention this week – the outcome of the US Federal Reserve’s policy meeting and the referendum on Scottish independence. Both are important... Read more continue reading

Global Outlook – Inflation decoupling

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There has been a notable divergence in global inflation trends over the past year. Among the twenty large economies that we monitor, ten have seen an increase in consumer price... Read more continue reading

RBA Board Minutes – September 2014

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The RBA maintained its guidance that “the most prudent course was likely to be a period of stability in rates”. The tone was in line with previous Board minutes, but... Read more continue reading

Shock slump in Chinese production growth

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Chinese Economic data Chinese economic data: Industrial production rose at a 6.9 per cent annual rate in August, the slowest growth in 5½ years (December 2008) and below forecasts. Retail sales rose... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 12 September, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets mostly pulled back over the last week as worries about the Fed, talk of tougher capital requirements for US... Read more continue reading

Largest jobs gains on record… apparently

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Labour force; Chinese inflation Jobs gains: Employment rose by a record high 121,000 in August after falling by a revised 4,100 in July (previously reported as a 300 fall in jobs).... Read more continue reading