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Job ads at 17-month high; Record China trade surplus

From Craig James - Commsec

Job Advertisements; Chinese trade Hiring again: Job advertisements rose by 1.5 per cent in August to a 17-month high. Bigger Chinese trade surplus: The Chinese trade surplus rose from US$47.3 billion to

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09 Sep 2014

Sales continue to lift across the nation

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Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Index Economy-wide spending grew at modest pace in July, extending the period of rising sales across the nation. The Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI) –

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21 Aug 2014

Business confidence lifts; Export sales at 13-year high

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NAB Business Survey; Credit & debit card lending; Weekly Consumer Confidence Business conditions and confidence: The NAB business confidence index rose 7.8 points to +11.0 points in July – a 10-month

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13 Aug 2014

Lending hits 6½-year high. Petrol at 8-month low

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Lending finance; Weekly Petrol Prices Lending soars. Total lending finance soared by 7.6 per cent in June, underpinned by a 12.1 per cent lift in business lending. Total new lending in

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12 Aug 2014

Best retail sales in six years

From Craig James - Commsec

Retail Trade; ANZ Job Ads; Weekly Petrol Prices; Inflation Gauge Retail trade rose by a larger-than-expected 0.6 per cent in June after a revised 0.3 per cent fall in May (previously

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05 Aug 2014

Consumer confidence hits 13-week high

From Craig James - Commsec

Weekly Consumer Confidence; Reserve Bank Governor Speech Consumer confidence rebounds: The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating rose by 4.4 per cent to a 13-week high of 113.5 in the week to

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24 Jul 2014

State of the States July 2014

From Craig James - Commsec

How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment investment; unemployment; construction work done; population growth;

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21 Jul 2014

Business outlook improves; Petrol set to rise

From Craig James - Commsec

NAB Business Survey; Weekly Petrol Petrol prices drop: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of petrol fell by 4.0 cents per litre to 151.3

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09 Jul 2014

2013/14: A very good year

From Craig James - Commsec

Economic & financial perspectives A good year: Total returns on Australian shares (All Ordinaries Accumulation index) rose by 17.6 per cent in 2013/14 after lifting by 20.7 per cent in 2012/13

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02 Jul 2014

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