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As Labor approaches the second anniversary of its election win, Treasurer Wayne Swan is talking about climate change as economists forecast another rate rise.
November 22, 2009, 2:52 pmTOKYO (AFP) - Japan's central bank left its super-low interest rates unchanged on Friday as the government declared for the first time in more than three years that Asia's biggest economy is in a phase of deflation.
November 20, 2009, 9:49 pm
The OECD's latest upbeat appraisal of Australia emphasises the importance of a formal trade agreement with China, the federal government says.
November 20, 2009, 5:37 pm
PARIS (AFP) - China, Asia and the United States are pulling the world out of an economic vortex with surprising if "modest" speed, the OECD declared on Thursday.
November 20, 2009, 3:42 am
PARIS (AFP) - China, Asia and the United States are pulling the world out of an economic vortex with surprising if "modest" speed, the OECD declared on Thursday.
November 20, 2009, 12:43 am
The Housing Industry Association says Australia is experiencing the longest slump in new home building in its post-war history.
November 18, 2009, 1:08 pmA new private sector survey shows Australia's economic recovery may be faster than expected.
November 18, 2009, 12:28 pmWASHINGTON (AFP) - Foreign investment in US bonds and other long term investments, including from China, rose beyond expectations despite concerns over the weakness of the dollar, official data showed Tuesday.
November 18, 2009, 7:15 amThe Reserve Bank has given no strong hints about its interest rate intentions for December in the minutes from last meeting.
November 17, 2009, 11:56 amWall Street has gained more than 1 per cent because of solid retail sales data, higher commodity prices and expectations that interest rates will stay low.
November 17, 2009, 9:37 am
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Federal Reserve is striving for a strong dollar in an effort to ensure financial stability, chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday in the face of growing complaints about the sliding greenback.
November 17, 2009, 7:13 am
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan announced Monday its best economic growth in more than two years during the latest quarter, boosting hopes the global economy is getting back on its feet after the worst recession in decades.
November 17, 2009, 1:07 am
SINGAPORE (AFP) - President Barack Obama on Sunday vowed to take "serious steps" to cut the huge US budget deficit, which is complicating America's economic recovery hopes and threatening his own political prospects.
November 16, 2009, 5:39 am
Europe's deepest recession since World War II should officially come to an end on Friday when the EU publishes figures expected to show a return to growth.
November 13, 2009, 2:11 pm
Australia's economy is not yet growing fast enough to stop unemployment rising, the government says.
November 12, 2009, 4:43 pmQueensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser has told Parliament the state's unemployment rate has fallen from 6.3 to 6 per cent, in seasonally adjusted terms.
November 12, 2009, 1:48 pmAll eyes have been on China overnight with news of a jump in Chinese factory output boosting investor sentiment around the world.
November 12, 2009, 9:14 am
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The European Commission on Wednesday gave 13 countries -- including Britain, France and Germany -- firm deadlines to bring bloated public deficits back under tight control.
November 12, 2009, 4:58 amKRALOVSKY CHLMEC, Slovakia (Reuters) - When Slovakia adopted the euro in January, Alexander Joszay loved driving across the border to Hungary, where financial crisis had weakened the forint to deliver lower prices for euro-earners.
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