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Aust interest rates on hold in June - RBA

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2004
Homebuyers have been spared higher mortgage repayments after the Reserve Bank of Australia today left interest rates on hold for the sixth month in a row. In a widely-expected move, the central bank announced the official cash rate would remain at 5.25% ...

Rothschild releases unique forestry investment project

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2004
Rothschild Australia today announced the release of its forestry investment project, the Australian Forestry Management (AFM) 2004 Tumut Softwood Project. The project combines an investment in a commercial softwood plantation in the Tumut-Tumbarumba ...

Commonwealth Bank appoints new head of institutional banking

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia today said it had appointed Ian Saines to head up institutional banking and institutional and business services. Mr Saines\'s appointment to the position of executive general manager of the bank\'s institutional division ...

Market Wrap

... day ahead, was three points lower at 3451, with 415 contracts traded. There is no economic news of note out of Australia today. BHP Billiton will be in focus early on as it publishes its quarterly production update. Rio Tinto will also be watched as ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2004
... trading for the day ahead, was 16 points lower at 3451, with 778 contracts traded. There is no economic news out of Australia today but the equities highlight is bound to be Telstra Corp's third quarter figures. Analysts expect Telstra's overall revenues ...

Interest rates remain on hold in April

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
... Homebuyers can look forward to the Easter break without fear of higher mortgage repayments after the Reserve Bank of Australia today left interest rates on hold. The official cash rate will remain at 5.25%, where it has been since December, leaving standard ...

RBA leaves cash rate at 5.25%

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia today did not change the cash rate which remains at 5.25%. The decision marks the second consecutive meeting in which the board left interest rates unchanged, after the central bank lifted interest rates in both November ...

Perpetual expects organic growth expansion in 2004

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
Perpetual Trustees Australia today said it expected to draw on its core strengths when consideration future acquisitions but would also concentrate on expansion through organic growth in FY 2004. The company announced a net profit of $42.381 million ...

RBA holds cash rate at 5.25%

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia today left the Australian cash rate unchanged at 5.25%. The decision follows back-to-back rate hikes in November and December last year, which lifted the cash rate to 5.25% from 4.75%.

RBA moves to increase interest rates by 25 basis points

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2003
The Reserve Bank of Australia today moved to increase the cash rate by 0.25 percentage points to 5.25 per cent. The move, after the RBA board meeting yesterday, follows an 0.25 percentage point increase last month. The RBA said the decision comes as ...