The total number of jobs advertised rose by 19.1 per cent in February, more than reversing an 8.1 per cent fall in January, according to the ANZ Bank's monthly survey. It was the best monthly result in the 11-year history of the series, ANZ said. ''Total job advertisements are continuing to

He said the reporting season wrapped up this week with some encouraging signs: In terms of net positive surprises the reporting season just ended in Australia is the strongest since August 2007. Profits have now bottomed and with the economy picking up pace and costs well and

Eighteen out of 29 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News expect Bank Negara Malaysia to raise its benchmark interest rate to 2.25 percent from 2 percent or ask lenders to set aside more money as reserves at its March 4 meeting. None of the 22 economists surveyed expect Bank Indonesia to

Signs of a slowdown in the New Zealand economy , just when everyone thought it was on the road to recovery? The NZ Treasury said yesterday the economy lost some momentum as retail spending and the property market slowed in the first months of 2010. But offsetting this, t

The Australian dollar slid from highs on Monday after unexpectedly soft manufacturing data from top trading partner China triggered knee-jerk selling. But a possible interest rate rise here on Tuesday put a lid on losses. Markets are priced for a 60 per cent chance of a 25-basis-point rate

“You’re not going to go a decade without having a bump in the business cycle,” Rogoff, former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, said in an interview in Tokyo yesterday. “We would learn just how important China is when that happens. It would cause a r

“You’re not going to go a decade without having a bump in the business cycle,” Rogoff, former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, said in an interview in Tokyo yesterday. “We would learn just how important China is when that happens. It would cause a recession ev

Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) -- CBS Corp. , owner of the most-watched U.S. broadcast network, said fourth-quarter profit fell after advertising sales dropped at its radio stations and billboard unit. To counter a slowdown in broadcast TV advertising, Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves is

The tertiary index , which captures 63 percent of the economy, fell 0.9 percent from November, the Trade Ministry said today in Tokyo. The median forecast of 21 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News was for a 0.2 percent drop. A global trade revival that spurred production at the country