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China's trade performance rebounds strongly, with an unexpected bounce in both imports and exports.
Topics: trade, economic-trends, china
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Concerns that banks may be breaching speed limits for investor home lending lead to the first slowdown in growth for three months.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, economic-trends, housing-industry, markets, australia
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The International Monetary Fund says Australia still faces "significant risks and uncertainties" and warns about the country's housing market and a slowdown in Australia's main trading partners, including China.
Topics: economic-trends, money-and-monetary-policy, trade, australia
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Some economists and employment experts are warning against mythologising industries such as car making in favour of promoting growing sectors that are facing looming skills shortages, such as health and aged care.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, economic-trends, community-and-society, aged-care, health, australia
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It is highly unlikely that Australia's economy entered a recession over the second half of last year, the Reserve Bank concludes in its latest economic update.
Topics: money-and-monetary-policy, economic-trends, business-economics-and-finance, australia
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| UpdatedThe governor of the Reserve Bank backs the Government's campaign to lower the corporate tax rate, warning Australia needs to remain internationally competitive.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, economic-trends, banking, money-and-monetary-policy, multinationals, regulation, australia
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| UpdatedRBA governor Philip Lowe urges international investors to push back against a return to trade barriers by populist politicians ahead of Friday's statement on monetary policy.
Topics: economic-trends, business-economics-and-finance, globalisation---economy, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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US banking stocks record their worst trading session on Wall Street in almost three weeks overnight, while real estate and utility shares out-performed.
Topics: stockmarket, business-economics-and-finance, company-news, banking, economic-trends, markets, currency, futures
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| UpdatedA global report finds billions of dollars are wasted on infrastructure projects because of bad planning, bureaucracy and the failure to retain good staff.
Topics: building-and-construction, economic-trends, industrial-relations, management, australia, united-states
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Australia faces higher interest rates and a stronger dollar in 2017 as US inflation gathers momentum, says former Reserve Bank board member Professor Warwick McKibbin.
Topics: economic-trends, money-and-monetary-policy, currency, markets, united-states, australia
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Mortgage insurer Genworth suffers a steep sell-off as increased bad debts on WA and Queensland home loans combine with a decline in riskier new home lending to hit profits.
Topics: housing-industry, economic-trends, company-news, stockmarket, money-and-monetary-policy, australia, wa, qld
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| UpdatedA lack of full-time job prospects and an increasingly tense world has left a generation of Australia's young people feeling bleak about their future, writes business reporter Carrington Clarke.
Topics: unemployment, economic-trends, community-and-society, crime, law-crime-and-justice, terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, australia
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China's battle to fight a rapid slide in its currency is taking its toll, with its foreign currency reserves falling below $US3 trillion dollars for the first since 2011.
Topics: economic-trends, china
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The Reserve Bank has left official interest rates on hold at 1.5 per cent for the sixth straight month.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, money-and-monetary-policy, business-economics-and-finance, economic-trends, australia
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| UpdatedThe Reserve Bank leaves official interest rates on hold at 1.5 per cent for the sixth straight month.
Topics: money-and-monetary-policy, economic-trends, australia
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| UpdatedAs Donald Trump's protectionist policies continue to ratchet up global nerves, the Australian Government is being urged to seek trade deals that don't rely on the US.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, economic-trends, globalisation---economy, trade, markets, australia, united-states
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Topics: farm-labour, economic-trends
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| UpdatedCabcharge announces write-offs totalling $28.6 million in a statement released to the ASX.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, consumer-finance, economic-trends, transport, regulation, australia
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Retail sales for December miss expectations, falling 0.1 per cent seasonally adjusted, with dips in Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT.
Topics: economic-trends, retail, australia
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| UpdatedChina's e-commerce giant Alibaba sets up in Melbourne, but the Australian Retailers Association warns this could increase pressure on local businesses already doing it tough.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, economic-trends, globalisation---economy, retail, industry, melbourne-3000, australia, china
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| UpdatedAnalysts are pessimistic about Australia's retail sector heading into corporate earnings season, with a weaker Christmas period and the closure of some major Australian retailers dampening earnings expectations.
Topics: retail, stockmarket, economic-trends, australia
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| UpdatedLess than two weeks into Donald Trump's presidency, markets and business leaders around the world have been blindsided by the pace of change.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, consumer-finance, economic-trends, markets, currency, stockmarket, multinationals, regulation, agreements-and-treaties, trade, united-states, australia
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It is hardly a great economic leap forward, but another solid set of data from China's industrial heartland points to promising start to the year, rather than the rout that ushered in 2016.
Topics: manufacturing, business-economics-and-finance, economic-trends, globalisation---economy, china
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| UpdatedGlobal technology giant Cisco joins other US companies in expressing serious concerns about Donald Trump's immigration ban, adding to criticism from the likes of Google, Apple, and Microsoft.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, consumer-finance, economic-trends, government-and-politics, donald-trump, australia, united-states
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| UpdatedIf you thought it was hard to get into the housing market, it may yet get worse unless tax policies are changed to reduce investor demand. That's the warning of economists at Australia's biggest mortgage lender.
Topics: housing-industry, economic-trends, banking, money-and-monetary-policy, australia