UPDATE 1-Australia's jobless rate falls anew in December (Reuters Finance News, Australia via Yahoo!7 Finance)

Story date: 2008-01-16 05:21:08
Added on: 2008-01-16 19:45:41

SYDNEY, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Employment in Australia recorded another solid rise in December while the jobless rate fell by more than expected, underlining a domestic case for a rise in interest rates, even as a troubled global outlook argued against one.


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