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Aust current account deficit expected to narrow in June qtr

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2004
... be largish as the Australian economy has continued to outpace the rest of the world.\" HSBC senior economist Anthony Thompson expects little change from the March quarter, forecasting a marginal improvement to $11.9 billion.

Economists expect 1.3 per cent GDP growth in September quarter

... grew by a subdued 0.1 per cent in the June quarter, for an annual rate of 2.0 per cent. HSBC senior economist Anthony Thompson said rising household consumption would be the main driver of a 1.5 per cent jump in GDP growth. "A big plus comes from household ...

August House finance supported by low rates: economists

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
... are consistent with the expected slowdown in housing construction over coming quarters." HSBC senior economist Anthony Thompson said the high amount of work in the pipeline plus further additions to this work should see dwelling investment contribute ...

Housing finance expected to have risen in August

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
... AEST. Housing finance by volume fell 0.5 per cent in July, seasonally adjusted, to 57,686. HSBC senior economist Anthony Thompson said a rise of two per cent would keep the uptrend intact for the ninth consecutive month at an average of 1.6 per cent ...

ASIC to hold investor forums in Australia

... Australia and the Securities Institute of Australia. Mr McLachlan, formerly an authorised representative of financial adviser Thompson Brindal Ltd, was found guilty on 43 counts of diverting personal trading losses to the accounts of Retireinvest clients. ...

Colonial First State announces changes to its distribution team

... manager of distribution Richard Nunn has announced several changes to his distribution team. Andrew Stewart and Matt Thompson have been appointed to two newly created key account manager positions, to manage the business-to-business relationships between ...

Australian trade gap widens due to stronger dollar, more imports: economists

... largely related to the Aussie dollar rise," said Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation's senior economist Anthony Thompson. Economists forecast the trade deficit to be at least $2 billion, seasonally adjusted, from a $1.94 billion deficit in May. ...

RBA board meeting brings mixed forecasts

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2003
... when it meets today for the first time since its American counterpart cut US rates to 1 per cent. HSBC economist Anthony Thompson predicted the Reserve would shy away from a rate cut because of the continued strength in the housing sector, and domestic ...

APRA welcomes three new appointments to its board

... make an extremely valuable contribution in his new role." Dr Laker has been appointed as APRA chairman, replacing Graeme Thompson, who was chairman for the past five years. Dr Laker's appointment is for a five-year period commencing July 1 2003. The ...

APRA's Thompson to go at the end of June

... Prudential and Regulation Authority (APRA) is looking for a new chief executive officer after it announced that Graeme Thompson will be finishing up at the end of his current term on June 30. APRA came under heavy criticism in the wake of the collapse ...