Saturday, November 6th, 2010
United States president Barack Obama has arrived in India's commercial capital of Mumbai on a visit aimed at boosting ties and sealing big-ticket business deals to secure jobs and exports.
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Saturday, October 9th, 2010
In another setback for the Democrats in the countdown to the US mid-term elections, the latest monthly jobs report has raised new questions about the direction of the US economy.
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
(Adds details) SYDNEY, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Australian shares inched 0.2percent higher on Wednesday, led by banks and BHP Billiton<BHP.AX>, but sentiment remained cautious, given concerns overthe U.S. economy and a surging local currency.
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Saturday, September 4th, 2010
US unemployment jumped to 9.6 per cent in August, the Labor Department said, showing the recovering economy is still struggling to create jobs.
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
Investors on the local share market have been buoyed by signs Japan's central bank may announce further measures to boost its economy.
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Monday, August 23rd, 2010
* Economy concerns weigh on global equities * HP shares dip after brokerages cut price target
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Saturday, August 7th, 2010
By Jack Farchy, Financial Times, 6 Aug 2010 Gold prices rebounded last week as growing concerns about the US economy sent investors turning to the metal once again and physical consumers propped up demand.The increasingly gloomy sentiment towards the US economy, which was on Friday exacerbated by worse-than-expected data ...
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Australia's export prices surged by the most on record last quarter as Asian demand fuelled huge increases for iron ore and coal, a bonanza for the economy that also underlines the risk of further rises in interest rates.
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Friday, July 16th, 2010
The ANZ-Roy Morgan NZ Consumer Confidence Rating slipped a touch from last week to 121.8 (down 1.8pts).
There is more optimism about the current situation and less about future prospects.
The largest drop in forward looking questions was in expectations about the economy in general in 12 months time, which dropped 9 ...
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Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Julia Gillard will lay out her economic credentials today when she delivers her first major speech on the economy as PM.
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