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Global mining giant Rio Tinto has said more job cuts are coming to Australia, thanks to slack demand for commodities.
Meanwhile, the latest data is poor.
Retail sales unexpectedly fell 0.4% for the Month of March, significantly worse than the 0.1% rise that analysts had expected.
A measure of available jobs also was weak, with ads falling 1.3% in April, an acceleration from a 0.5% decline in March.
Also on Monday, a major homebuilder slashed demand estimates, and announced job cuts.
(Via Ulas Akincilar)