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Nov24
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Market fears could send Japan bond yields soaring, IMF warns

2, | Staff | November 24, 2011

THE International Monetary Fund warns in a new report that market concerns over fiscal sustainability could trigger a "sudden spike" in Japanese government bond yiel...

Nov23
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Mining boom to fire-proof economy from global slowdown threat

3, , | Staff | November 23, 2011

THE full force of Australia's mining investment boom was felt in the third quarter, shaking up perceptions that the economy was sputtering and fire-proofing it again...

Nov23
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Australian sharemarket ends sharply lower after weak China manufacturing da...

3, , | Staff | November 23, 2011

AUSTRALIAN shares ended with sharp losses after a preliminary Chinese manufacturing survey fell into contractionary territory, adding to concerns about the future tr...

Nov22
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JPMorgan tips RBA to cut rates in December, twice in early 2012

2, | Staff | November 22, 2011

ANOTHER investment bank has tipped the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates next month, with JPMorgan today forecasting the central bank to lower rates due to the "m...

Nov22
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Europe bank woes weighing on lending, economies around the world

2, | Staff | November 22, 2011

A PULLBACK in lending by European banks is beginning to be felt by companies in Africa, Australia and Latin America, making borrowing harder and more expensive, and ...

Nov21
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Asian stocks weaken amid U.S., European fears

2, | Staff | November 21, 2011

Asian shares lost ground on Monday, with European and U.S. debt problems firmly in focus for the region’s investors.

Nov21
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Steel demand, activity to remain muted: OneSteel

2, | Staff | November 21, 2011

ONESTEEL said today it isn't seeing any improvement in Australian steel demand or activity, and it was preparing to cut 310 more jobs by the end of March as part of ...

Nov21
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Independents Tony Windsor, Rob Oakeshott and Andrew Wilkie will vote for th...

2, | Staff | November 21, 2011

THE Gillard government is on the verge of securing the numbers to get its mining tax through the parliament.

Nov21
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Qantas has broken off talks with the pilots union and will likely take the ...

2, | Staff | November 21, 2011

QANTAS appears to have broken off talks with its pilots union, setting the stage to send the industrial row to arbitration with Fair Work Australia.

Nov18
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Centro seeks urgent tweak to $3bn merger agreement

2, | Staff | November 18, 2011

THE ailing Centro empire has sought an urgent hearing at the NSW Supreme Court today to get the court's sign off on a "tweak" to the company's $3 billion the merger ...