There are two problems with this good news story: trend data, and data integrity, writes Michael Overell, on the RecruitLoop blog
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Plenty of light in the doom-and-gloom retail figures
The headline fall of 0.1% in the seasonally adjusted value of retail sales for December got the “rate cut looms” mob back on the hunt this morning.
Luckily the Reserve Bank can lower rates further
The ANZ job advertisement figures out yesterday at least must make you wonder whether this is the right time to keep talking about bringing the federal budget back into surplus as Treasurer Wayne Swan is doing, says Richard Farmer.
Which is the better indicator: newspaper or internet job ads?
In its May job ads series yesterday, the ANZ said there had been a fall in newspaper job ads in the month, which was given more weight than the rise in internet advertising.
Job ad data points to recovery in labour market
The jobs market continues to recover, with the November job ads series from ANZ indicating a strong rise in part-time employment, and the total number of job advertisements increasing by 1.6%
Rate rise not to blame for job ads fall
Online and newspaper job ads last month fell for the first time in three months, down 1.7%, with the Reserve Bank’s first rate rise blamed. But, the fall is typical of a recovery in employment.
Job ads surge should tip RBA’s hand
The chances of an interest rate rise coming either tomorrow or in November have risen with three job ads surveys all revealing a strengthening in demand for labour.
Jobs ads continue to decline more slowly
The Australian labour market is stabilising, judging by the ANZ Jobs Ads survey for July.
ANZ job figures just in: 6.7% fall in job ads in June
The latest ANZ job figures out this morning will have analysts getting toey about the June labour force figures, due out on Thursday.
Business confidence back on the up and up
Business confidence is riding high thanks to a free-spending federal budget, booming growth, the stockmarket and commodity rally.
Job ads post record fall
The ANZ Job ads series plunged a record 10.4% in January, writes Glenn Dyer.
