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US jobs confidence adds to recovery optimism

Americans were more upbeat in April about finding a job than they have been in almost 18 months, causing markets to quickly shift focus to next week's influential report on the U.S. employment situation. Also consumers bought a near-record number of ...

Major industrial nations see strong economic growth ahead

The world is poised for strong economic growth this year and next, the world's major industrial nations concluded at a weekend meeting, even though there are concerns about high oil prices and continuing unrest in the Middle East. Finance ministers ...

Merchandise imports up 20%: ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2004
Merchandise imports soared 20% to $11.3 billion in March, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said today. In its monthly merchandise imports report, the bureau said imports of machinery and transport equipment jumped by $1 billion or 25%. Imports of ...

Unilever switches strategy as FitzGerald goes

Anglo-Dutch giant Unilever switched its focus to boosting shareholder returns on Thursday after failing to meet sales growth targets, lifting its stock, and said Chairman Niall FitzGerald would retire early. Unilever Plc/NV, the food and consumer products ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares close firmer

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2003
The Australian share market closed firmer today supported by strong resources and banking sectors. ABN Amro Morgans client adviser Margaret Morrissey said strong base metal prices overnight and a perception that banks have been oversold recently helped ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weaker, but responding to low unemployment rate

The Australian dollar was weaker at noon but had jumped higher on news that Australia's unemployment rate had plunged to a near 14-year low of 5.6 per cent in October. At 1200 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7094/99 compared with yesterday's ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar opens weaker

The Australian dollar opened slightly weaker today but was remaining buoyant within close proximity of six-year highs after jumping one US cent yesterday in response to a surprise interest rate hike. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at ...

No rate increases in near future: banks

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2003
In what should come as a relief to Australians with home loans, the head of the St George Bank and a senior executive from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia both said yesterday they did not expect official interest rates to rise in the near future. ...

AMP faces $1 billion writedown

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2003
Troubled financial services group AMP Ltd will reportedly take another $1 billion hit on the value of its United Kingdom business. The Australian Financial Review reported today the writedown will come as part of AMP's planned demerger of its Australasian ...

AMP shares soar as Mohl details demerger plan

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2003
Shares in AMP Ltd charged through the $7.00 barrier in early trade today as chief executive Andrew Mohl began updating analysts on details of the group's demerger plan. AMP on Friday revealed that it had received regulatory approval in Australian and ...