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Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2004
... Offshore, the US Federal Reserve is expected to lift interest rates this week and that, coupled with the handover of control in Iraq, is likely to dominate market sentiment this week. By 0655 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange today, the September share ...

Iraq contracts boost revenue at US vice president's old firm

Controversial US oil and services group Halliburton said Wednesday that its contracts in Iraq had helped boost its turnover by about 80% in the first three months of the year. Support work to US military operations and US-funded reconstruction projects ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2004
stocks sank on Wednesday as concerns about rising interest rates and heightened tensions in Iraq, along with worries about China 's efforts to cool its red-hot economy, overshadowed investors'recent enthusiasm about strong corporate profits. Shares ...

US jobs confidence adds to recovery optimism

... Tuesday. The positive news about jobs seemed to more than offset economists' concerns that soaring gasoline prices, bloodshed in Iraq and a recent pull-back in share prices might dent consumer confidence. The Conference Board, a business group based ...

Asia-Pacific set for strong 2004

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2004
... Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) survey for 2003 released today said the region shook off the SARS outbreak and Iraq war in 2003, with its developing countries posting robust growth of six per cent. The survey of 20 countries predicted the ...

IPOs rebound in first quarter

... March quarter raised $587 million, compared with eight floats that attracted $52 million in the year-earlier period when the Iraq war threatened, according to the survey from the corporate finance division of accountants Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. In ...

World economy seems to be recovering: RBA

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2004
... event in Sydney, Dr Edey said the outlook is never risk free. However, a number of risks, such as Sars and the conflict in Iraq, that had seemed important in the middle of last year have now faded into the background. Edey said the euro area was still ...

AIF to maintain dividends, after reporting $11.2 million net profit

... per annum since the beginning of its investment despite the numerous shock events such as September 11 2001, Bali bombing, Iraq war and SARS. In the non-transport assets AIF said the sales proceeds of its investment in Epic Energy had commenced and an ...

Latham poll shows election to be close: Costello

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2003
An opinion poll which indicated a surge in support for Labor leader Mark Latham showed the federal election expected next year would be a close race, Treasurer Peter Costello said. The Australian newspaper's Newspoll showed that, in two weeks, Mr Latham's ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar remains strong

... after hitting a fresh six-year high overnight, after falls in US equity markets and the continuing prospect of conflict in Iraq weakened the US dollar. The local currency reached a new high of $US0.7443 after gains made by the US currency after the capture ...