Employment figures are due next week and may go some way to resolve the mystery of jobs growth that appears too strong to be consistent with an economy growing at less than its normal pace.
US stocks have risen after the Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate at near-zero per cent and gave no fresh clues on the timing of a long-awaited rate hike.
Gold has edged higher but remains near its recent five and a half year low, after a US Federal Reserve statement raised uncertainty about the timing of a possible interest rate hike, leaving the door open for September.
AMP Bank has stopped lending to investors as mortgage brokers warn interest rate hikes for landlords could lock out first-time buyers, but lead to further discounts for owner occupiers.
The Perth-based research division of consumer goods technology developer DDD Group has filed a lawsuit in the US alleging that LG Electronics' range of 3D televisions has infringed three of its patents
International tourism to Western Australia is on the rise, but not as much as other states, prompting the Australian Hotels Association to call for more funding from the state government to market
Shares in West Perth nickel miner Mincor Resources fell today with the announcement of its quarterly results, which reported a $1.51 million operating loss for the quarter and an unaudited $17.68 million profit for the year.
Rents are falling and vacancies in industrial property have hit an all-time high in Perth, as the fallout from the resources slow-down continues to flow into the real estate sector.
Fremantle-based marine services company MMA Offshore has announced that it expects to make a $120 million non-cash impairment for the 2015 financial year.
Programmed Maintenance Services says its performance in the first three months of the 2015-16 financial year reflects the major transition occurring in the economy.
Banking giant ANZ will pay an extra $500 a year to women employees with low superannuation balances in an effort to close the gender gap in retirement savings.
Australia won't sign up to the massive trans-Pacific partnership trade deal if it can't get a better agreement for sugar farmers and clear up issues surrounding medicines and the rights of companie
US crude oil prices have risen for the first time in five days, while Brent has dropped amid worries about global supplies ahead of the weekly US petroleum inventories report.
Mining industry leaders are now more bullish than last year, according to research by Newport Consulting, but most are still not optimistic about their growth prospects going forward.
Gold has firmed but remains near five-and-a-half-year lows as markets brace for this week's Federal Reserve meeting, at which policymakers are expected to give further clues on the timing of a US rate increase.
Payroll tax is costing Western Australian businesses more than $2,700 per employee on the back of strong wages growth in the state during the past decade, according to a report released today.
