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The Australian economy is expected to experience stronger growth this year on the back of greater domestic demand, a leading index shows.

Twenty-seven million people around the world lost their jobs in 2009, the UN labour agency said on Wednesday, warning of a jobless recovery in a report released on the opening day of the World Economic Forum.

Underlying inflation is expected to have eased slightly in the December quarter, but the central bank will raise interest rates again, economists say.

The futures market is predicting a cash rate at the end of the year 1.25 percentage points higher than it is now.

Emerging economies are driving a global economic recovery, the head of the ECB has said after central bankers concluded that the world economy was moving towards "normalisation".

Australia ran second to China as the most targeted nation in the Asia-Pacific area, excluding Japan, for merger and acquisition activity, a research firm says.

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The latest inflation figures show the economy is operating at spare capacity, Treasurer Wayne Swan says.

The RBA is likely to lift interest rates next week despite consumer price data showing the slowest annual rate of inflation in a decade, economists say.

Inflation is expected to ease in the September quarter, but next week's CPI publication leaves scope for the RBA to raise interest rates, economists say.

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The Australian economy is on the road to recovery with a leading economic indicator posting its first positive reading in nearly a year.

Economists believe homeowners face another increase in mortgage rates after the Reserve Bank board felt it was "imprudent" to keep official interest rates low.

Miner OZ Minerals Ltd has scaled back its full year production forecast for copper, after its third quarter was hampered by blast misfires and unplanned shutdowns.

Australia is facing lean economic times with the government unable to deliver on community expectations for increased spending on key programs including defence, health and climate change, a leading economist warns.

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan is "really optimistic" about Australia's future and says the nation is well placed to thrive with its links to the Asian region.

Australia has moved into second position, behind the UK and ahead of the United States, in the World Economic Forum's ranking of global financial centres.

Ultra-low interest rates put in place during the global financial crisis have the potential to fuel excessive economic activity and eventual bust, particularly in Asia, according to a former top US bank regulator.

Developing economies are leading the world in economic recovery after the global financial crisis.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has raised the cash interest rate and says it is prudent to begin lessening the monetary policy stimulus in the local economy because conditions are improving.