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Macau Sees Jobless Drop on China Takeover Anniversary (Update1) - Bloomberg.com

The jobless rate for the three months ended Nov. 30 slid to 3.3 percent from 3.5 percent in the previous period, the Statistics and Census Service said today on its Web site . Macau’s government in 2002 opened up the gambling industry and ended the monopoly that had been held by gaming.
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Macau Sees Unemployment Decline on China Takeover Anniversary - Bloomberg.com

The unemployment rate for the three months ended Nov. 30 slid to 3.3 percent from 3.5 percent in the previous period, the Statistics and Census Service said today on its Web site . Macau’s economy grew 8.2 percent from a year earlier in the three months to Sept. 30, snapping a nine-month.
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Dollar makes biggest rise since June on jobs data - MarketWatch

By Deborah Levine & Polya Lesova , MarketWatch "There's a sense that the U.S. is beginning to catch up and the recovery isn't as feeble as people thought," said Steven Englander, a currency strategist at Barclays Capital. "The shift is helping the dollar." The dollar...
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Dollar makes biggest rise since June on jobs data - MarketWatch

By Deborah Levine & Polya Lesova , MarketWatch "There's a sense that the U.S. is beginning to catch up and the recovery isn't as feeble as people thought," said Steven Englander, a currency strategist at Barclays Capital. "The shift is helping the dollar." The dollar...
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Australia shares drop 0.3 pct; David Jones down

Australian stocks lost 0.3 percent on Thursday, as miners such as BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX: BHP.ax) dropped on lower metal prices, while retailer David Jones Ltd (ASX: DJS.ax) fell after a cautious outlook.

Perpetual posts profit slide on investment losses

Fund manager Perpetual has posted a 71 per cent slide in profits for the last financial year as the financial crisis slashed the value of its funds under management.

Perpetual posts profit slide on investment losses

Fund manager Perpetual has posted a 71 per cent slide in profits for the last financial year as the financial crisis slashed the value of its funds under management.

Perpetual posts profit slide on investment losses

Fund manager Perpetual has posted a 71 per cent slide in profits for the last financial year as the financial crisis slashed the value of its funds under management.

N.Z. Consumer Confidence Rises on Rates, Housing (Update2)

New Zealand’s consumer confidence rose to an 18-month high in the second quarter as record-low interest rates and income tax cuts fanned expectations the economy will recover from a recession late this year.

Oz Inflation Outlook And Labour Conditions Both Weakening

The downturn in the global economy means growth concerns are now the central focus for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). However, Westpac suggests one positive of the downturn is that inflationary concerns are no longer the same issue for Australia as they were a year or so ago.