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ABA welcomes RBA credit card reform

The Australian Bankers' Association (ABA) today welcomed the commencement of the new interchange pricing regulation; what it termed "the effective end of the credit card reform process". "This regulation means that average interchange fees will fall ...

Morning Market Wrap: Caution ahead of data releases

The Australian share market is likely to post cautious gains, after an upbeat lead from Wall St at the weekend. A swag of local economic data due out today should also give some direction to investors. National retail sales figures for September, and ...

Afternoon market wrap: Banks lead local shares lower

The Australian share market closed in negative territory today weighed down by the banking, retail and media sectors. After starting the day on a positive note the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index lost 1.8 points to 3272.0, while the all ordinaries was down ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar weaker; ASX retreats from early gains

The Australian dollar was weaker at noon, dropping back towards $US0.7000 after trading in a tight range amid a lack of interest, a trader said. At 1200 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7028/33 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7052/62. ...

Better times coming for exports: Vaile

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2003
The September balance of trade figures were disappointing but there were signs Australia's export faced better times in the coming year, Trade Minister Mark Vaile said today. The trade gap with the rest of the world widened in September as a rebound ...

Building approvals strong: ABS

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2003
The property boom shows no signs of slowing with building approvals up strongly in September, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said building approvals rose 7.5 per cent in September, much higher than the modest one ...

Argo cautiously optimistic on share market outlook

Listed investment company Argo Investments Ltd said profits in the current half-year would likely be higher than for the same period in 2002, but warned it was having difficulty finding attractive investment opportunities. Addressing the company's annual ...

Agribusiness conditions improve marginally for the September quarter: NAB survey

Agribusiness conditions have improved marginally during the September quarter, to remain at a relatively weak level, the latest National Australia Bank (NAB) quarterly agribusiness survey has revealed. According to Alan Oster, chief economist at NAB ...

Afternoon market wrap: Local shares close higher

The Australian share market delivered a solid performance to finish higher today, driven by gains in resource stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 10.4 points at 3273.8, while the all ordinaries added 9.9 points to 3284.6. In resources ...

Super funds should dangle a line in the seafood industry

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2003
Australian superannuation funds should invest their holdings in the seafood industry, an industry chief said today. Australian Seafood Industry Council chief executive Russ Neal said with more than $500 billion held by super funds, they should look ...