Jobless rate falls to 2½-year low

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Labour force; Domestic Airfares Employment rose by 26,100 in March after rising by 700 in February (previously reported as a rise in jobs of 300). Full-time jobs fell by 8,800

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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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Cash is still king

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Australian companies are continuing to hold more money in liquid cash and deposits than ever before. Just under half of financial assets at private sector companies are held in cash

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Europe the driver behind “finely balanced” rate cut

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The decision to follow up the half a per cent rate cut in May with another quarter of a per cent cut in June was not as clear cut as

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Rate cut all but certain after weak inflation data

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The Consumer Price Index – the main measure of inflation in Australia – rose by 0.1 per cent in the March quarter, well below expectations centred on a 0.6 per

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Trade account back in the red

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Trade: New Vehicle Sales Australia has recorded its first trade deficit in 11 months. The trade balance eroded from a surplus of $1,433 million in January to a deficit of

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Stronger Aussie dollar outpaced by gains in oil price

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Job advertisements; Petrol price Petrol prices are set to rise – but modestly. The rally in the Australian dollar has been outpaced by gains in regional oil prices. According to

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