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Experimental Inflation Gauge shows price increases

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2003
Prices of consumer goods and services in Australia rose by an average of 0.2 per cent between August and September, a report found. The TD Securities- Melbourne Institute (TD-MI) Experimental Inflation Gauge found the small September rise in inflation ...

Midday Market Report: Dollar firm; All eyes on Japan

The Australian dollar was firmer to noon but remained locked in a range as global players await further direction from US economic data. At 1200 the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6849/52 compared with yesterday's close of 0.6840/46. The local ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks make further gains

US stocks posted a second consecutive day of gains, although investors remained wary of the September payrolls report due for release tomorrow. Concerns over a sagging recovery earlier this week had pushed indexes back down to one-month lows. The Dow ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Shares rally on rosy earnings prospects

Shares in the Australian Stock Exchange Ltd rallied today, after two broking firms pointed to rosy earnings prospects for the company. The shares - which have gained nearly 40 per cent since mid-March - jumped 33 cents or nearly three per cent to $14.28 ...

Analysts remain divided over CBA restructure

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2003
Analysts remain divided over Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd's controversial customer service overhaul, with earnings upgrades - and downgrades - continuing to flow. But opinion seems unanimous that the restructure - which involves cutting 3,700 ...

Indices show property losing its allure

Property is an increasingly unattractive asset class among investors, according to the latest Financial Standard Property Inidices (FSPI), released today. The overall index fell a further 1.5 per cent in August, and declined by 3.4% in the three months ...

ABN Amro $1 billion MTN issue may be first of many

ABN Amro Bank's oversubscribed $1 billion medium term kangaroo bond issue is likely to be followed up with a further issue in the first half of 2004. The five-year Medium Term Note (MTN) issue - the largest kangaroo deal of the year and the largest ...

August retail sales up 1.0%, dwelling approvals down 2.4%: ABS

Australian consumer spending growth remains buoyant, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today reporting retail turnover rose a further 1.0% in August. The gain follows revised increases of 0.9% in July and 1.1% in June, while the level of ...

S&P assigns preliminary ratings to Interstellar RMBS program

International ratings agency Standard & Poor's today assigned its preliminary ratings to the fifth issue this year under the Interstar Millennium residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) program. Interstar Millennium Series 2003-5G Trust will issue ...

Australian insurer AMP prefers UK demerger

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
Australian life insurer AMP Ltd is leaning towards returning ownership of its struggling British assets to shareholders rather than selling them off, a source close to the talks told Reuters on Monday. "At the moment it looks like the demerger is the ...