Home prices surge; Manufacturing contracts

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RP Data Rismark Home Prices; Manufacturing gauge; TD Inflation Gauge Home prices rose for the eighth consecutive month: The RP Data – Rismark Home Value Index reported that capital city home

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Business conditions near 3-year highs

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NAB Business survey; Weekly petrol prices Petrol prices ease: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol fell by 1.0 cent per litre

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Inflation lifts rate cuts of the agenda

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Consumer price index Inflation lifts: The Consumer Price Index – the main measure of inflation in Australia – rose by 0.8 per cent in the December quarter, above expectations for a

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Inflation contained; Subdued Chinese growth

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Inflation, Weekly petrol prices; Chinese Economic data Inflation contained: The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute monthly inflation gauge rose by 0.7 per cent in December to stand 2.7 per cent higher than a

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State of the States – January 2014

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State & territory economic performance report 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;

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2013 – Weakest job creation in 17 years

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Labour force Jobs down: Employment fell by 22,600 in December after a revised 10,500 gain in jobs in November (previously reported as a 21,000 increase in jobs). Full-time jobs fell by

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Record home loans; Better business conditions

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Housing finance; NAB Business survey Home loans lift: The number of new owner-occupier housing loans rose by 1.0 per cent in October, the ninth increase in the past 10 months. The

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Record increase in petrol price

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Weekly petrol prices; Job advertisements; Chinese trade & inflation data Petrol prices lift: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol rose by

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Australia 2101: 70 million people?

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Economic and financial market developments New population projections: The Bureau of Statistics believes Australia’s population could reach 70 million people in 2101. Five years ago, the ABS estimated that the

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RBA: Cautious optimism but in wait and see mode

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RBA Board minutes Reserve Bank Board minutes: Minutes of the November Board meeting confirm that the Reserve Bank is assessing developments before deciding the next move in interest rates. “it was

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