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Australia slashes interest rate to avert recession

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2 hrs ago 20 related
        

SYDNEY, Australia -- Australia's central bank slashed interest rates by one percentage point Tuesday in the latest bold move by the country's top finance officials to stave off a recession. The reduction is the fourth in a row...

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Christmas comes early with rate cut (Yahoo!7)

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3 hrs ago 16 related
        

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today has slashed interest rates yet again, this time by a full percentage point. The fourth consecutive drop takes the official interest rate from 5.25 to 4.25 percent. CommSec's chief...

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Australian Retail Sales Beat Expectations, Rise 0.7%

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7 hrs ago 1 related
        

Written by Luis Gil, DailyFX.com Seasonally adjusted Australian Retail Sales for the month of October rose 0.7% after economists called for a decline of -0.2%. The sharp change comes after September’s figure marked a clear...

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Chucking a 'Britney', a 'Blue Steel' and a 'Hillary'

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6 hrs ago
        

Nobody gives "looks" quite like Julie Bishop can. The Liberal deputy leader is carefully co-ordinated in everything she wears, from the heels on her feet right up to the expression on her face. The shadow treasurer entered...

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yahoo.com: Malcolm Turnbull is backing Julie Bishop despite calls for her to step down as treasury spokeswoman. yahoo.com

Turnbull praises embattled Bishop (AAP)

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22 hrs ago 21 related
        

Malcolm Turnbull has come to the defence of his deputy Julie Bishop, saying she is doing a "great job" as the opposition's treasury spokeswoman. Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard fired several shots at Ms Bishop, attacking...

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abc.net.au: Economists predict the Reserve Bank will slash rates. abc.net.au

'Christmas surprise': RBA set to cut rates

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15 hrs ago 39 related
        

Tuesday December 2, 2008, 1:57 am For the fourth month in a row, the Reserve Bank of Australian (RBA) looks set to slash interest rates when it meets today. New figures on inflation and manufacturing only confirm the...

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$800m school computers funding 'reflects Govt mismanagement' (ABC)

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23 hrs ago 15 related
        

The role of Federal Government funding in education has dominated a rowdy day in Parliament. The Government is putting an extra $800 million towards its computers in schools program to cover running costs. Opposition education...

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Rudd, Swan state's dream team

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18 hrs ago 1 related
        

QUEENSLANDERS have backed the economic leadership of their home-grown federal Labor team over the previous Liberal leadership in a new poll. poll of Queensland voters found that less than two in five people said they wanted a...

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Downturn points to hefty RBA rate cut

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18 hrs ago 49 related
        

David Uren, Economics correspondent | December 02, 2008 Article from: The Australian INTEREST rates will fall today to their lowest level in six years as the Reserve Bank meets to discuss how to buttress the economy amid...

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Bargain for nobody

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18 hrs ago
        

But it's OK. Evidence tends to be backfill, as suggested by the September 15 decision of the NSW Remuneration Tribunal to give judges a 4.3per cent pay rise. Comparative wage justice - or "relativities" for NSW judges - had to...

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