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Consumer expectations fall to 3.9% in November

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2003
More Australians thought prices could ease in the future as consumers' expectations of inflation fell to 3.9 per cent in November. This followed expectations of a rise to 4.2 per cent in October, a survey found. The Melbourne Institute consumer inflationary ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar reaches $US0.7200 overnight

At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7193/98 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7187/95. The local unit reached a high of $US0.7225 in New York and a low of $0.7187 in offshore trade. The Australian dollar pushed up after the US ...

Hedge funds underperform equity markets: Hennessee

Hedge funds continued to underperform broader US equity market indexes in October, according to hedge fund consultant Hennessee Group. Hennessee said its hedge fund index rose by 2.87% in the month, bringing the return over 12 months to 16.48%. By comparison ...

NAB survey reveals unrelenting business strength in October

The National Australia Bank (NAB) monthly business survey for October's key finding is one of unrelenting economic strength, with two other significant findings being made - namely, large jumps in forward orders and in business confidence. The survey ...

Investors turn bearish on bonds: FSIU

Investor expectations of fixed interest returns have done a u-turn in the past month, according to the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit's (FSIU) November market expectations survey, released today. Some 54% of Australian investment professionals ...

Lure of high yields attracts global fund investments in Australia

Lured by the prospect of high yields in Australia, global fund managers are stepping up to the crease and are pumping large amounts of money here. TD Securities chief economist Stephen Koukoulas, in an exclusive interview with the Financial standard ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar opens weaker

The Australian dollar opened slightly weaker today but was remaining buoyant within close proximity of six-year highs after jumping one US cent yesterday in response to a surprise interest rate hike. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at ...

RBA decision takes economists by surprise

The RBA's decision to increase the official cash rate by 25 basis points to five percent has come as a surprise and shock to many, but the overall view is that the central bank is essentially easing its foot off the accelerator rather than slamming ...

Midday market wrap: Shares, bonds lower on RBA move

The Australian stock market opened lower today after a dip in trade on Wall Street overnight and the decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia to list the official cash rate 25 basis points to 5.00%. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 14.6 points ...

RBA lifts cash rate to 5.00%

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today raised the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 5.00 per cent. The move is the RBA's first shift in monetary policy for 17 months. In a statement, the central bank said interest rates had been set low in ...