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Australia Employers Cut Workers in May as Unemployment Holds
June 12th, 2014
Australian employers unexpectedly cut payrolls in May, underscoring the likelihood interest rates will remain at a record low for an extended period. The number of people employed fell by 4,800, the statistics bureau said in Sydney today. That compares ...
Merrill Lynch Equities (Australia) Limited pays $65,000 infringement notice penalty
June 10th, 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has imposed the penalty of $65,000 to Merrill Lynch Equities (Australia) Limited (Merrill Lynch) in order to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP). The penalty was for ...
Australian GDP Pickup Suggests RBA Transition Working
June 4th, 2014
Australia’s economy grew at the fastest pace in two years as surging exports and home building showed record-low borrowing costs are sustaining a 22-year expansion even as mining investment slows. First-quarter gross domestic product advanced 1.1 percent from the ...
ASIC obtains extension of injunction freezing bank accounts of Sino Australia Oil and Gas Limited
June 3rd, 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained orders in the Federal Court in Melbourne extending an injunction restraining Sino Australia Oil & Gas Ltd (SAO), an ASX-listed entity, from transferring company funds from two accounts it holds ...
Invast Australia Hires New Sales Manager
June 3rd, 2014
Invast Financial Services Australia has expanded their local sales and business development team in order to help launch their latest trading platform, ST24, by hiring a new sales manager. Invast recently welcomed on board their newest addition, Jimmy Pan, ...
Index of Commodity Prices Australia
June 2nd, 2014
The Reserve Bank of Australia has published the index for the commodities prices. Preliminary estimates for May indicate that the index declined by 1.1 per cent (on a monthly average basis) in SDR terms, after declining by 0.7 per ...
Eastern dryness mars strong Australia crop outlook
May 20th, 2014
Dryness in eastern Australia is marring otherwise favourable prospects for US growers, and posing an “increasing risk” to a recovery in cattle prices, RuralCo said, as the farm services group unveiled a return to the black. The grain trading-to-farm ...
Australian GMO ‘Contamination’ Case Could Have International Repercussions
May 9th, 2014
Australian farmers Steve Marsh and Mick Baxter grew up together, were once schoolmates, and have grown crops on their neighboring farms for years. But the emergence of GMO technology has driven a wedge between the long-time friends, leaving them ...
Unemployment rate steady in April for Australia
May 8th, 2014
The unemployment rate has held steady in April against expectations of a rise, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The total number of jobs in Australia rose by 14,200 to a seasonally adjusted 11.573 million in ...
Asian Stocks Erase Gain on China Factory, Australian CPI
April 23rd, 2014
Asian stocks erased gains after Chinese manufacturing data signaled persisting weakness in the world’s second-largest economy and Australia’s inflation rose less than expected. China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd., the largest mainland developer traded in Hong Kong, sank 3.7 ...
