The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has dropped to 3-point-9 percent in the June quarter, which is the lowest rate in more than a decade, and compares with 4-point-2 percent in the first quarter.

A brief update of movements in the financial sector.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

A brief update of movements in the financial sector.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

For the latest from the markets we're joined by Michael Grace of Jarden Securities.

Central banks around the world need to lose their obsession about lifting inflation rates.

Many investors still prefer bank deposits over all other types of investments, despite record returns on investments in the sharemarket and mutual funds.

The country's number three telecommunications company --2Degrees -- is promising to remain a disruptor and innovator in the sector as it enters its second decade.

The Briscoes Group expects a flat half year profit as it sees growth in sales offset by a squeeze on margins and costs.