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AXA says positioned to benefit further from strong equity market

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
... company was positioned to continue to benefit from strong equity markets and improved economic conditions in the United States, Australasia, Hong Kong and China. AXA booked a net profit of $926 million in the year to December after non-recurring items ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
... It traded between $US0.7690 and 0.7756 overnight. The Australian share market is likely to open weaker as softer United States markets set the tone for the local bourse. Yesterday the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index ended 4.9 points lower at 3339.2 while ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2004
The Australian dollar has shed more than three cents since its Friday's peaks, as a spree of buying in the United States dollar sent the currency lower. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7697/02 compared with Friday's close of 0.7878/81. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2004
The Australian dollar opened slightly weaker after the United States dollar rose against the euro overnight. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7907/11 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7914/19. In offshore trade it reached a high ...

FTA with US would continue to evolve: Vaile

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2004
A free trade agreement between Australia and the United States would continue to evolve and be reviewed, Trade Minister Mark Vaile said today. He said a free trade deal with the US was not a static arrangement. He tried to ease fears the agreement could ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2004
... of 422 contracts. Yesterday, Australian shares gained ground, but trade was lacklustre without the lead from the United States. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 8.6 points higher at 3328.8 while the all ordinaries index gained 9.2 points to 3346.4. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2004
The Australian dollar opened stronger on the back of United States dollar weakness as the local market awaited today's speech from the Reserve Bank of Australia's deputy governor. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7924/29 compared ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2004
The Australian dollar reached a fresh seven year high over the weekend but opened weaker today after the United States currency reversed earlier losses. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7890/95 compared with Friday's close of $0.7912/22.Over ...

Backlash continues over free trade agreement

Thousands of manufacturing jobs could be at risk under the trade deal signed between Australia and the United States, the ACTU has warned. Sugar farmers have already expressed outrage at the free trade agreement, which largely protects the price of ...

US and Australia sign free trade agreement

The United States and Australia have signed a trade agreement that officials say will eliminate duties from more than 99 per cent of American manufacturing exports to Australia. US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick described the deal, which requires ...