Energy shares surge; Job ads hit 12½-year high

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Weekly oil market; ANZ job advertisements What happened? Last week global crude oil prices rose by as much as 5 per cent to the highest levels in more than two

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House approvals scale new heights

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Building approvals; Business indicators; Balance of Payments; Government finance What happened: Total council approvals to build new houses rose by 3.4 per cent to record highs. Implications: Demand for building

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Oil price hits 2-year high

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Private sector credit; Weekly oil market; Inflation gauge; China data What happened? Last week global crude oil prices rose by over 4 per cent to the highest levels in more

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Jobless rate falls to 13-month lows 

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Labour force What happened? Employment fell by 30,600 in April after rising by 77,000 in March. The unemployment rate fell from 5.7 per cent to 5.5 per cent. Implications: Unemployment

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Budget deficit: $30 billion smaller than forecast

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Monthly budget statement The Monthly Financial Statements for March 2021 report the budget position against the expected monthly profile for the 2020/21 financial year through to 31 March 2021. Over

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CommSec State of the States – April 2021

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Overall results 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

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Petrol prices ease for school runs; Second strongest home sales since 2004

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Petrol Prices; New home sales; Used vehicle market Fuel prices: Last week the national average price of unleaded petrol fell by 1.6 cents a litre to 142.8 cents per litre

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Job vacancies at highest level in over 12 years; Petrol prices hit 13½-month high

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Skilled job vacancies; Petrol Prices; Credit/debit cards; Used vehicle market Skilled internet job vacancies: In seasonally adjusted terms, preliminary job vacancies increased by 19.1 per cent (or 38,244 job advertisements)

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RBA: Housing market “is being watched closely”

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Services sector activity hits 2½-year high; Reserve Bank Financial Stability Review; Services gauge; China data Reserve Bank Financial Stability Review: The Reserve Bank notes: “housing price growth (and to a

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Easter petrol price hike; Used car prices lift; Record resources & energy exports

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Petrol Prices; Used vehicle market; Resources & energy exports Fuel prices: Last week the national average price of unleaded petrol fell by 0.6 cents a litre to 137.9 cents per

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