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PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2006
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided not to lift interest rates following its monthly board meeting yesterday. This comes as some relief to the market and mortgagees after last month's 0.25 per cent increase to 6 per cent, the second since ...

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PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2006
Figures released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that the number of dwellings approved during July increased by 8.3 per cent to reach the highest level since May 2005. The result was largely a consequence of a 13.6 per cent increase ...

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PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2006
Recent commitments by the state governments of NSW and Victoria to increase spending on infrastructure have been added to by cash rich Western Australia which has announced that as a result of a record 22 per cent increase in annual exports to $47 billion ...

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PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
Signs of a possible slowing in business investment were revealed yesterday when the ABS released data on private sector capital expenditure, which showed an increase of only 1.1 per cent over the June quarter. The annual growth in business investment ...

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PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
Australian Bureau of Statistics data released yesterday revealed a 0.6 per cent increase in the seasonally adjusted value of retail sales in July to $18.1 billion, largely as a result of a 7 per cent increase in department store sales which accounted ...

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PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2006
The Australian automotive industry continues to struggle with the latest figures from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries showing that, following the reduction in tariffs to 10 per cent from 15 per cent in January 2005, locally made light cars ...

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PETER BELL  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
This is largely because of their inflationary effects as a result of businesses, particularly in the construction sector, competing for labour and materials. Costello argues that the $9 billion that has been set aside for tax cuts per year over the ...

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PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
China has continued to lower the requirements for international investors wanting to access its so-called A grade stockmarkets in Shanghai and Shenzhen. The current level of foreign investment is presently $10 billion. Qualified Foreign Investors Status(QFII) ...

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PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... market than a couple of years ago and that about 25,000 homes need to built yearly just to keep up with demand. Treasurer Peter Costello has blamed state governments for the housing affordability crisis because property taxes exceed the value of land ...

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PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute's Leading Index rose by 1.8 points in June resulting in a year on year growth rate of 5.3 per cent, the highest monthly reading since March 2004. The index measures four components of future activity in the approvals ...