Economy news - NSW the sick man of the national jobs market
NSW the sick man of the national jobs market
Sydney Morning Herald - Feb 09 5:15 AM
THE loss of 9000 jobs last month pushed the NSW jobless queue to almost 200,000, as experts say the ’sick’ state economy is unlikely to recover until late next year. -Save to My Web
[NEWS OPINION] Council of State Extends Scope of Prohibition to Street
Zaman Online - Feb 09 8:44 AM
It seems difficult for the judicial system to change despite Turkey moves in the direction of democratization and opening to the world.Save to My Web
Indonesia Expects Overseas Investment to Increase 12% This Year
Bloomberg.com - Feb 08 5:30 PM
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) — Indonesia’s government forecasts overseas investment will probably increase 12 percent this year and help spur growth in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.Save to My Web
Positive employment news bolsters stocks
Baltimore Sun - Feb 09 9:08 AM
Dow gains 19 as Oracle announces consolidation plans Stocks headed higher for a second straight session today as a six-year low in unemployment claims and word of job cuts at Oracle Corp. encouraged investors to keep buying despite ongoing economic uncertainty. Save to My Web
Bank of Japan keeps rate policy unchanged
BusinessWeek - Feb 09 4:09 AM
FEB. 9 5:23 A.M. ET Japan’s central bank kept its ultra-loose monetary policy unchanged Thursday, but suggested that the country is emerging from years of falling prices that have prolonged the slump of the world’s second-largest economy.Save to My Web
Business News
Sharewatch - Feb 09 9:01 AM
WASHINGTON (AFX) - Global economic growth prospects appear to be in good shape heading into 2006, FedEx chief economist Gene Huang said Thursday. Global growth should be slightly above 3% this year, after growing at a 3.3% rate in 2005, Huang said.Save to My Web
Australian Jan. Employment Rises Less-Than-Expected (Update1)
Bloomberg.com - Feb 08 5:05 PM
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) — Australian employment rose less than expected in January, pushing the jobless rate to the highest in more than a year and extending a slowdown in growth in the Asia-Pacific region’s fifth-largest economy.Save to My Web
Forgotten Reform
Investor’s Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Feb 08 4:00 PM
Fiscal Policy: Forget tax reform, says Democratic Sen. Max Baucus. “The thing’s dead,” he told Treasury Secretary John Snow this week. “That’s dead, Mr. Secretary.” We hope not, for the economy’s sake.Save to My Web