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The central bank boss is keeping a close watch on lending standards and the rapid rise in house prices.

Atlas Iron has made significant cost savings in the September quarter and increased its production guidance, but lower prices have delivered only marginal profits.

The Australian share market has opened lower after a pullback on Wall Street.

The excitement of increased activity in recent weeks has seen more vendors bring property to the market with listings jumping by a further 490 or 4% this week to 11,598, the highest level since mid-July 2012.

World oil prices have sunk further as US stockpiles surged again, with the New York price falling nearly $US2 a barrel to its lowest level in 16 months.

The Australian dollar has drifted lower after better-than-expected US inflation figures gave the greenback a boost.

US stocks have dropped following mixed earnings, with the broad market retreating from three straight sessions of big gains.

Gold futures have pulled back from a six-week high as a stronger US dollar and lacklustre US inflation pressure prices.

National Storage is set to add Western Australian property portfolio, buying an existing centre in Forrestdale for $11 million while at the same time acquiring the management rights for a new centr

Buru Energy has received a quarter of its maximum allowable $12 million in subscription applications for its share purchase plan following a recent $28 million placement.

Cape Lambert Resources says it will provide $US20 million through a financing agreement to Timis Mining Corporation to help fund its acquisition of the collapsed London Mining's Marampa mine assets.

Colin Barnett's tough talk on iron ore has all the hallmarks of a government fearful of losing control of the narrative.

The share market has finished firmer for the seventh consecutive session, adding more than 1 per cent after the European Central Bank indicated it could buy corporate bonds.

The federal government has made sweeping red tape cuts to save time consumed by paperwork as small and medium businesses grow more confident about the year ahead, but a growing number believes the state government is working against their best interests, according to the latest Sensis survey.

Work has commenced on a new $124.6 million advanced water recycling plant at Craigie, which could supply up to 20 per cent of Perth's drinking water needs by 2060.

The state government will legislate to include the University of Western Australia, Kings Park, the QEII Medical Centre and the City of Vincent in the City of Perth, but will not include the Burswood Peninsula after that proposal was rejected by the independent Local Government Advisory Board.

Green Rock Energy has signed a binding agreement with Eneabba Gas to sell its Ocean Hill hydrocarbon block prospect in the Perth Basin for $830,000.

Silver Lake Resources has entered into a binding heads of agreement with a private consortium for the sale of its Lakewood Mill near Kalgoorlie for $5.5 million.

Telstra has launched a new division, Telstra Health, dedicated to cashing in on internet-delivered healthcare.

Australia has secured a deal with China for zero tariffs on coal exports under a free trade deal Canberra hopes to conclude next month, it's been reported.

A slowdown in annual price rises has been partly attributed to the federal coalition government's repeal of the carbon tax.

Australians are expected to get a little more footloose and fancy-free with their cash over the next six months, giving the economy a shot in the arm.

The Australian share market has opened one per cent higher after Wall Street rallied on talk of broader monetary stimulus in Europe and good home sales figures.

Mining giant BHP Billiton has lifted production 9 per cent, driven by increasing iron ore, coal and petroleum output.

Oil prices have moved higher with support from better-than-expected data on Chinese growth in the third quarter, especially a pickup in industrial output.

US stocks have barrelled higher, propelled by talk of broader monetary stimulus in Europe and a strong Apple earnings report that helped lift the Nasdaq by more than 100 points.

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The Australian dollar has reversed Tuesday's gains in the face of US dollar strength.

Georgiou Group has signed a new joint venture with indigenous contractor Nyiyaparli Engineering and Mine Maintenance Services WPH, to chase resources sector jobs primarily in the Pilbara.

Debate over which area in the Mid West should become a Class A nature reserve has heated up as the Environmental Protection Authority increases its calls to preserve an area that Karara Mining wants to mine.

Fortescue Metals Group has extended its partnership with hockey world champions the Kookaburras for another two years, providing support in the build-up to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Kin Mining has negotiated a revised deal to acquire the Leonora gold project, after previous backer Geolord Resources said it planned to terminate its support for a capital raising.