RBA set to lift rates in November: Economy Roundup
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
The Reserve Bank has given its strongest indication yet that it intends to increase interest rates at its next board meeting on November 2, revealing that it held off on rate rise in October because of the rising Australian dollar and weakness in the global ...

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Which industries will win and lose from Australia’s surging dollar? A sector-by-sector guide
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Another day, another increase in the value of the Australian dollar against the faltering Greenback. The local currency is now just under US97 cents, just below the high of US97.92 cents in July 2008 and with further weakness in the US dollar likely, parity ...

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Women now make up 9.8% of board members, Institute of Company Directors announces
Thursday, 02 September 2010
Women are continuing to fill company board positions, with the Australian Institute of Company Directors confirming females now make up nearly 10% of all board places among the ASX 200.  ...

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NAB delivers what it calls solid third quarter result: Economy Roundup
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
National Australia Bank believes its third quarter result has performed well despite volatile markets overseas, especially in Europe.  ...

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THE BIG PICTURE: Deciphering deflation
Monday, 09 August 2010
The 'hot button' issue on global financial markets is deflation, or falling prices. This issue has been brewing for some time with a rash of retailers and consumer-product manufacturers forced to trim prices. But the issue has been given another kick along ...

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The 12 most influential people in Australian ICT
Thursday, 01 July 2010
The information and communication technology industries underpin almost every facet of our working lives, and increasingly our personal lives too. For many of Australians, it is only when we sleep that we are not "connected" via a mobile phone, PC, notebook ...

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Dive back into the market
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
It's not too late! That's the key message for cashed-up investors who feel like a deer caught in the headlights and cannot make up their minds whether to re-enter the sharemarket.  ...

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David Jones upgrades profit guidance, Shares lower on debt fears: Economy Roundup
Tuesday, 09 February 2010
Department store giant David Jones has now upgraded its profit guidance for the first and second halves of 2010 following good sales growth at the Melbourne Bourke Street store.  ...

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THE WEEK AHEAD: The great rates balancing act
Monday, 08 February 2010
There are still only two certainties in life – death and taxes. Some thought that an interest rate hike in February was also a certainty, but the Reserve Bank showed that wasn't the case.  ...

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Big Australian companies boost R&D spending
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
The global downturn has not stopped Australia's biggest companies ploughing money into research and development, new research has found.  ...

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Retailers urge ACCC to stop Woolworths hardware deal, Shares move higher: Economy Roundup
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
A number of independent hardware retailers are urging the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to block Woolworths' move into the hardware industry, saying it will cause their businesses to close.  ...

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THE WEEK AHEAD: Australia’s great currency challenge
Monday, 19 October 2009
The Aussie dollar evokes different emotions and reactions from consumers, investors and businesses. For consumers the high level of the currency is viewed positively, the perception being that it will translate to cheaper international travel and cheaper imported ...

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Top export options
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Ian Murray, executive director of the Australian Institute of Export, says there is no way to sugar coat it - this is not an easy time to be an exporter. The dollar is high, many of our biggest trading partners are shaky and expansion is the last thing on the ...

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JB Hi-Fi profit leaps 45%, Shares flat after Wall Street dip: Economy Roundup
Tuesday, 11 August 2009
Good news for the retail sector today, with electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi announcing it expects strong earnings growth in the next year with the announcement of a 45% increase in annual profit.  ...

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Opportunities in a horror bear market
Monday, 17 November 2008
This tumultuous sharemarket has been described as providing a huge fire sale, with prices of quality stock marked down by 40% to 60%. But investors should move with extreme caution when trying to take advantage of the buying opportunities. By MICHAEL LAUR ...

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Small business lessons from big business IR strategies
Thursday, 14 August 2008
Australia’s big corporates are acting now to lock-in close relationships with staff forged under WorkChoices in an attempt ride out the coming upheaval in industrial relations regulations. ...

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Business conditions the worst in seven years: Economy roundup
Tuesday, 12 August 2008
The NAB’s latest business survey shows business conditions plunged again in July as sales, profits and employment expectations all fell. ...

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Sudden Commercial Ready cut leaves businesses in the lurch
Monday, 19 May 2008
A business that has been left in the lurch by the Rudd Government’s abrupt decision to axe the Commercial Ready grant program has slammed the handling of the decision as “unprofessional”. Brisbane-based driver training simulator business Vigil Systems is typical ...

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Innovation chair sets agenda for change
Thursday, 07 February 2008
Australia should follow the US and Britain by ensuring that small and medium businesses get a much greater share of government procurement and research deals, says the head of the innovation taskforce Terry Cutler. Cutler is chairing the first meeting of ...

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Full scale innovation policy review under way
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Terry Cutler, the head of the panel conducting a wide ranging review into a national innovation system, has denied there is a conflict within the Labor Government on policy direction. Yesterday the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, ...

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