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Stronger than expected Australian labour force data in December is seen as adding to pressure on the Reserve Bank of Australia to lift interest rates next month.

Commodity price support is shifting from hopes of an economic recovery to real expectations of increasing demand.

Energy Resources of Australia delivered a mixed December quarter production report with lower grades but higher realised prices and sales.

After the volatility of 2009 this year should be a transition period according to Russell Investments, which offers its view on a number of asset classes for the year ahead.

The Peoples Bank of China has increased its deposit reserve requirement ratio, kicking off a monetary tightening process.

Education provider Navitas has made its first entry into the US market and while this move has little earnings impact brokers expect further such deals will follow.

Australian housing finance numbers for November were weaker than market expectations, with the first home buyer segment particularly soft.

The US has reduced its swine flu dose contract with CSL but brokers estimate the earnings impact of the change will be minimal.

The spot uranium market is only slowly coming to life into the new calendar year.

Chinese trade data for December blew expert estimates away supporting views of a V-shaped recovery while putting pressure on policymakers to react.