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Morning Market Wrap: Dollar weaker on US unit comeback

The Australian dollar was weaker at the open following an overnight US dollar comeback triggered by an improved US economic outlook. At 0700 AEDT the local unit was trading at $US0.7394/99 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7397/02. It reached a high ...

CSAM to launch master trust products in early 2004

Credit Suisse Asset Management Australia (CSAM) has signalled its intention to expand further away from manufacturing or pure funds management, today announcing plans to launch its own series of master trusts in early 2004. The products will be offered ...

OECD leading indicator data reveals moderate to strong recovery ahead

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said that its 30-member states are likely to experience moderate to strong recovery ahead according to the latest composite leading indicators (CLIs). October data had signalled continued ...

Rising rates take steam out of real estate market

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2003
Rising interest rates have helped take some of the steam out of Australia's real estate market as price rises begin to show signs of plateauing and short-term speculators exit the market. Clearance rates at auctions in New South Wales over the past ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market boosted by healthy offshore gains

The Australian share market remained higher at noon, boosted by healthy gains on offshore markets overnight. At 1206 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 13.9 points higher at 3216.9 while the all ordinaries index gained 12.5 points to 3229.9. ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian stocks edge higher

The Australian share market closed slightly higher today due to a strong performance in the banking sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index edged 2.4 points higher to 3203.0 while the all ordinaries index dipped 0.3 of a point to 3217.4. Macquarie Equities ...

Latest OECD data indicates moderate to strong economic global growth

The latest Composite Leading Indicators (CPI) figures for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a 30-nation organization of which Australia is a part of, has indicated that moderate to strong recovery lies ahead for the economies ...

Midday market wrap: Shares, bonds both ease on stronger US data

... NAB strategists said the market was also awaiting RBA Governor Ian Macfarlane's speech on Thursday night and expected a signal for further rate hikes. The Australian dollar opened stronger today after the US dollar weakened on profit taking in the wake ...

Corporate governance practices have worsened in past year: survey

Australia's corporate governance practices have come in for further criticism, this time from two academics. And their research has also led to claims a two-tiered society of corporate governance is emerging in Australia. In a survey commissioned by ...

Manufacturing boosted by domestic demand

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
... the month. Ai Group deputy chief executive, Heather Ridout, said the improvement in manufacturing should not be seen as a signal to raise interest rates, particularly with inflation expected to move lower and construction activity likely to ease over ...