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Morning Market Wrap: US dollar strong following Hussein capture

... on overseas markets at the weekend. Government economics bureau ABARE is expected to publish a report on Australian Commodities today, which could give some indication of the state of the economy. On Friday stocks finished up by more than half a per ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar continues to climb

... the RBA was going to raise rates to 5.25 per cent, the Aussie still took the benefit from that," Miss Trinh said. "Commodities posted new highs again and that's of obvious benefits to the Aussie dollar. "And also you saw the US dollar weaker across the ...

Drought slashed grain/sheep numbers: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2003
... numbers to their lowest level in 50 years, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said today. In a report on agricultural commodities, the bureau said wheat production fell 59 per cent to 10.1 million tonnes in 2002-03. The biggest fall was in NSW where ...

Midday market wrap: Local shares climb after gains overnight in US

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2003
... $4.31 and Promina lifted four cents to $3.31. "Resources are also a little bit firmer despite the mixed performance of commodities overnight," Mr Halliday said. At 1026 AEDT, BHP Billiton was up eight cents at $11.15 and Rio Tinto lifted 11 cents to ...

Better times coming for exports: Vaile

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2003
... of, in terms of a significant increase in agricultural production this season, therefore increased exports of major commodities," he said. "As we move into 2004, we'll see that turn around." Mr Vaile said the Australian dollar, at about 70 cents US ...

Strong business investment to peak by mid-2004: Westpac economist

... likely stabilise by June of next year at US$0.73. The current decrease in the PPI of 10.5 per cent for imports of final commodities is as expected and the currency rise will have a drag on import prices. "Given the strong domestic demand for goods and ...

Import price index dips 3.4% in the September quarter: ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has said the import price index for all groups of goods, commodities and transactions had a negative 3.4 per cent change from the June quarter of 2003 to the September quarter. The change in the import price ...

ABS releases figures for producer price indexes for the year

... Statistics (ABS) today released the latest producer price indexes, which showed 1.5 per cent increase in the price of final commodities for the year to September 2003. The index recorded a 0.5% increase in the same price value from the June to the September ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: AXS hits 16-month high

... market struck a fresh 16-month high today, as key resources stocks pushed the bourse higher after continued strength in commodities markets overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed 6.5 points higher at 3282.9, its highest close since June 19 ...

ABS releases results for agriculture sector of 2001-02

... released today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has said that in 2001-02, the gross value of agricultural commodities produced in Australia increased by 16 per cent to $36.9 billion. They said that the increases were recorded for the gross ...