Growth

Unemployment risks rise as job ads fall

by Staff Reporter • 9 Sep 2008

Job advertisements contracted by 4.9 per cent in August, the largest monthly decline since February 2001 and the... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 5 Sep 2008

National construction activity continued to decline in August, albeit at a more moderated pace, the Australian... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 5 Sep 2008

UK house prices fell by the highest annual rate in a quarter of a century as pressure on household incomes and... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 5 Sep 2008

The September cut in the official cash rate has been welcomed as a move in the right direction but the broking... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 4 Sep 2008

Bluestone has finally ceased originating non-conforming loans as funding costs proved simply too high to continue. READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 3 Sep 2008

Industry associations yesterday welcomed the Reserve Bank’s decision to reduce interest rates by 0.25 per cent. READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 3 Sep 2008

Homeloans Ltd over the weekend reported a net profit after tax, before significant items, of $4.7 million, for the... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 3 Sep 2008

The RBA today cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to seven per cent – the first reduction in nearly... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 1 Sep 2008

Britain is facing the worst economic downturn in 60 years, Great Britain’s Chancellor Alistair Darling told The... READ MORE

by Staff Reporter • 1 Sep 2008

The national property market continued to lose ground in July – the national dwelling value now down by 1.81 per... READ MORE