澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-12-04
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US unemployment rate: The US unemployment rate has surged to a seven-month high in a blow to hopes for a recovery in the jobs market. The Labor1 Department says it rose to 9.8 per cent last month. Only 39,000 jobs were created, which is far below analysts2' expectations. And analysts are concerned that levels of high unemployment in the US is (are) undermining economic recovery.
It's been reported that Spain's government is considering raising taxes on tobacco as it tries to tackle its high budget
deficit3. A Spanish newspaper says it would enable the government to raise an extra $1.3 billion a year. Earlier this week, Spain announced plans to sell off stakes in the country's airport authority and national
lottery4 to try to improve the country's finances.
Meanwhile, new figures show eurozone
retail5 sales returned to growth in October following two months of falls. They were up by 0.5 of a per cent from the previous month and 1.8 per cent higher than a year ago.
And to the market numbers now: US stocks closed the week down slightly after the disappointing unemployment figures. Wall Street lost 1.1 per cent. European markets also
slumped6. London's FT100 shed almost 0.4 of a percent. The DAX also slipped slightly. The Australian share market finished the week up. And checking the currencies, the Australian dollar is about 99 US cents.
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