Last week saw U.S. stock indexes climb to near record highs and the U.S. dollar fell to its largest decline in 5 weeks following the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve along with comments from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke that ...
The Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia (TFIA) has called on industry stakeholders to have a debate about the future of the TCF industry. This call follows a submission to the new Abbott Government setting out priority ...
Tags: Future of Industry, Textile
Presenting a record number of exhibitors, and the most comprehensive seminar program to date, the Australian International Sourcing Fair (AISF) will unite manufacturers and wholesalers over an action packed three days from November 13-15, ...
Tags: High-Tech Fabrics, Textile
Standards Australia has recently released a draft revised version of the voluntary Children’s Nightwear Standard - AS/NZS 1249. Children’s nightwear is subject to a mandatory standard in Australia and must comply with ...
Tags: Aussie Draft, Nightwear
Australian wool auction markets rallied spectacularly this week, with substantive price gains being recorded across the entire selection. Amidst the prevailing gloomy conditions of the past few months, very few of the buying fraternity ...
Tags: Australian wool
Workers at transport company Toll have voted convincingly in support of protected industrial action, according to the Transport Workers Union (TWU). The result, announced by the Australian Electoral Commission, means that workers at Toll ...
Tags: Logistics
The Australian Association of Stud Merino Breeders (AASMB) is hosting its South African Trade Mission in 2014. The Trade Mission will incorporate the 9th World Merino Conference to be held in the historic town of Stellenbosch, 50kms east of ...
Tags: Merino Expo, Textile
THE dollar dipped below the US90c mark yesterday as expectations of a rate cut next week rose following bearish rhetoric from the Reserve Bank governor. At 5pm AEST the local unit was trading at US89.58c, down from US90.16c on Wednesday. ...
Business confidence levels are showing signs of stabilising, with the year-end outlook for profits, sales, employment and capital investment beginning to level out. After declining through much of the year, initial expectations for the ...
HSV had officially stamped its new range flagship, the HSV GTS, as the fastest production car ever produced in Australia. With either the six-speed manual or no-cost optional automatic, and employing standard launch control and 275mm-wide ...
Tags: Aussie Car, HSV GTS
Wiping off big speed approaching a tight hairpin then powering out of it resolutely confirms that the 2013 HSV GTS can handle 430kW of supercharged V8 grunt. That specific corner – turn four, or the Honda hairpin at Phillip Island ...
Tags: HSV GTS
THE Australian dollar sank below US90 cents overnight for the first time since September 2010, as good US economic data and a Federal Reserve announcement provided mixed messages for currency investors. At 7am AEST on Thursday, the local ...
THE Australian dollar is lower following a dovish speech by Reserve Bank boss Glenn Stevens that hinted at another rate cut next week. At 5pm AEST the local unit was trading at 90.16 US cents, down from 90.63 cents yesterday. The ...
The Australian dollar is lower after Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens hinted there could be another cash rate cut next week. At 5pm AEST the local unit was trading at 90.63 US cents, down from 92.45 cents yesterday. The futures ...
Tags: Australian dollar, Reserve Bank
The Australian dollar has hit a one-week high, getting a boost from the rising gold price and a good performance on Asian sharemarkets. At 5pm AEST, the local unit was trading at US92.59c, up from US92.22c yesterday. During the local ...
Tags: Australian Dollar, Gold Price