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Bank of Japan chief says GDP growth this year may halt deflation

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2004
Japan's central bank chief today said long-running price declines that are hobbling the world's second-largest economy could ease in 2005 if overall economic growth and corporate reforms continue. But Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui cautioned ...

Voters prefer Government spending to tax cuts: poll

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2004
Voters would prefer government spending on essential services over tax cuts, according to a new poll. Tax cuts are expected to be the centrepiece of the May Federal Budget. But the Sun-Herald newspaper reported today that the poll, conducted by Roy ...

Economic growth likely slowed in March quarter: economists

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2004
Weaker domestic demand offset by a further improvement in net exports likely drove a mild slowing in Australia's economic growth during the March quarter. The AAP economic indicator for May shows gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to have grown ...

ASIC issues stop orders against six debenture prospectuses

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2004
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued six stop orders on debenture prospectuses since the beginning of the year and yesterday gave guidelines to protect investors. ASIC said today it has been scrutinising recent debenture ...

Tab profit upgrade values company above Tabcorp offer

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2004
Tab yesterday signalled it was worth more than the $2 billion offered by Victoria's Tabcorp Holdings by upgrading its profit forecast for the financial year. The upgrade also prompted speculation Tab was gearing up for a bid for Queensland's UNiTAB. ...

Walter piles on pressure ahead of National Bank shareholder meeting

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2004
Rebel National Australia director Cathy Walter continued to crank up her campaign for the May 21 extraordinary general election by calling on the board to clarify who will chair the meeting. The seven non-executive directors, led by chairman Graeme ...

Voters cool on Latham and tax cuts, poll finds

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2004
Voter support for Opposition Leader Mark Latham and Labor has slipped, but Australians are also cool on large tax cuts tipped for next month's budget, a new poll shows. The Sydney Morning Herald reports the ACNielsen poll shows support for Labor has ...

European interest rates to remain steady, ECB chief hints

The European Central Bank is positioning itself to keep interest rates steady at its monthly meeting next week despite growing uncertainty about eurozone growth prospects, its president hinted Tuesday along with several other ECB officials. "Although ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2004
The Australian share market is likely to find itself treading water again at the open, after another lacklustre lead from Wall Street overnight. US blue-chip stocks made gains, but the key indices did not strengthen significantly and the local market ...

Walter says NAB boardroom row needs cautious, mature approach

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2004
Rebel National Australia Bank Ltd director Cathy Walter today made her first public statement since the issuing of a "her or us" sacking ultimatum by her fellow board members. She said only that the issues confronting NAB had to be approached with "caution ...