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Homeowners wait on Reserve Bank decision this morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2003
... concern in the agricultural sector that a rate rise might hit the post-drought recovery. The Westpac-National Farmers' Federation commodity price indicator dropped 4.6 per cent in September, almost totally due to the strengthening Australian dollar. ...

Wheat exporter AWB to pay $825 million for Wesfarmers Landmark

AWB has announced it is buying the entire Wesfarmers rural network, excluding Wesfarmers Federation Insurance, which is to be retained by the parent Wesfarmers and then merged into a new division with Lumley Insurance. The $825 million deal, announced ...

RBA leaves rates unchanged

... rates with a 25 basis point hike on June 5 2002. Over the past week, industry groups including the National Farmers' Federation and Australian Business Ltd have been calling for a rate cut, fearing the rising Australian dollar would harm exporters and ...

Exporters to be hard hit by RBA decision: Ai Group

WITH AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2003
... competitiveness and ultimately jobs." In the lead up to the RBA meeting several industry groups including the National Farmers' Federation and Australian Business Ltd called for the RBA to cut interest rates. -

Farmers' Federation joins rate cut chorus

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2003
The National Farmers' Federation today became yet another industry group to call for an interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), fearing current interest rates and their upward pressure on the Australian dollar would hurt farmers and ...