Australia jobless rate drops to 6.4%; hours worked falls sharply due to leave

Australia's unemployment rate fell to 6.4% in January from 6.6% as the number of employed rose 29,100 while the n...

Published On 18 Feb 2021 , 12:08 PM
ANZ analysts see NZ in leading position to normalize monpol

Forex analysts at ANZ have created an interesting pressure gauge to measure and rank the distance that each G10 econo...

Published On 17 Feb 2021 , 11:35 AM
Key headlines from RBA statement Tuesday

From the RBA's February Monetary Policy Decision statement:
--QE extension of A$100 billion after current...

Published On 02 Feb 2021 , 02:35 PM
AOFM updates issuance guidance for rest of the year

Following the release of MYEFO on Thursday, the Australian Office of Financial Management has updated issuance plans...

Published On 18 Dec 2020 , 09:06 AM
Finally the MYEFO date...

After a few phone calls, I finally managed to get confirmation that MYEFO will be published on Thursday. Even the Tre...

Published On 14 Dec 2020 , 10:45 AM

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Published on : 13 Jul 2022 , 12:57 PM
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Published on : 05 Jul 2022 , 03:03 PM
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Published on : 07 Jun 2022 , 05:21 PM
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Published on : 07 Jun 2022 , 04:58 PM
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Published on : 07 Jun 2022 , 04:15 PM
RBA raises cash rate 50bps to 0.85%

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Published on : 07 Jun 2022 , 02:47 PM
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Published on : 31 May 2022 , 11:44 AM