Record regional Aussie job vacancies

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Skilled job vacancies The Internet Vacancy Index (IVI) from the National Skills Commission rose by 0.9 per cent in May (or by 2,754 available positions) to a 14-year high (highest

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Year in review, year in preview

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Year in review 2021/22, year in preview 2022/23 With a few days to go in the 2021/22 financial year, it is an opportune time to reflect on the past year

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No election bounce for consumer confidence

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Weekly consumer confidence; Private sector credit; Dwelling approvals The weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence index eased by 0.1 per cent to 90.7 (long-run average since 1990 is 112.4). Consumer views

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Petrol prices ease below $2 a litre, OPEC+ meets

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Weekly oil market update Last week, the benchmark Singapore gasoline price fell by US$2.92 or 1.9 per cent US$154.28 a barrel, down from a record high of US$157.20 a barrel.

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Building costs soar by the most in more than 21 years 

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Construction work done; Skilled job vacancies; RBA speech The value of construction work done fell by 0.9 per cent in the March quarter but it was still up 1.4 per

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Job vacancies hit record high; younger Aussies chipper

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Skilled job vacancies; Consumer confidence The preliminary Internet Vacancy Index (IVI) from the National Skills Commission rose by 8 per cent in April (or 23,135 available positions) to a record high

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CommSec State of the States – April 2022

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Overall results How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out. Now in its 13th year, the report also includes a section comparing annual growth

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Interest rate alert, Petrol set to lift from lows

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Reserve Bank Board minutes; Weekly oil market update; Household spending The Reserve Bank Board notes that a pickup in inflation and wage growth “have brought forward the likely timing of

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Consumer confidence and spending intentions lift    

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Weekly consumer confidence; CBA Household Spending Intentions & card spending The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence index rose by 1.3 per cent to 94.6 in the past week. Commonwealth Bank (CBA)

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First fall in Sydney and Melbourne home prices in 18 months

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Home prices; Manufacturing purchasing managers surveys The CoreLogic Home Value Index of national home prices rose by 0.7 per cent in March. Home prices are up 18.2 per cent over

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