Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday showed net employment rose 35,600 in November from October, when they increased by a revised 12,200. That was above market forecasts for a 25,000 rise, while annual jobs growth slowed just a little to 2.4%.
The jobless rate dropped to 3.9%, from 4.1%, confounding analysts who had looked for a rise to 4.2%. The participation rate edged down to 67.0%, from 67.1%, while hours worked were flat.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese strikes on airfields will stymie U.S. military aircraft in the Indo-Pacific region if there is a conflict, a new study says, recommending that the United States…
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HONG KONG (Reuters) -The yuan came under renewed pressure against the dollar on Thursday, giving up some initial gains as markets reflected on a Reuters report that China may weaken…
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SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nutanix (NASDAQ:NTNX), Inc. (Nutanix) (Nasdaq: NTNX) , a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, today announced the pricing of $750 million aggregate…
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai consumer confidence rose for a second consecutive month in November, bolstered by government economic measures and tourism, a survey showed on Thursday. The consumer index of…
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(Reuters) – Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) has added hundreds of staff in China this year to enhance its research capabilities and focus on new autonomous driving technologies, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday….
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The AUD/USD pair jumped 0.7% to $0.6411, rebounding sharply from its weakest levels since November 2023. The spike in the currency came after labor data for November showed a stronger-than-expected…
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