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Economic roundup

... its lowest level since the survey started four years ago as weak consumer spending caused new orders to decline and inventories to build up, which in turn, forced Australian companies to reduce production. Markets will be inundated with a battery of ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2005
... Also, shares in Apple Computer fell nearly five per cent and hurt the tech sector, after a Web site reported swelling inventories of iPods. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 92.52 points to 10,460.97. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 8.27 ...

Macquarie Fortress Notes gets Zenith 'recommended' rating

... capital structure and are secured against some of the borrower's specific assets These assets may include receivables, inventories, equipment, real property, and cash. This security means the greater proportion of the loans are recoverable in the event ...

Oil prices fall as crude stocks rise

... deals. Brent initially reached a new all-time peak of 51.94 dollars after the US Energy Department said heating oil inventories, in high demand in the northern hemisphere winter, slipped 600,000 barrels to 48.9 million last week. But oil futures on both ...

D&B Survey predicts a modest start to new financial year

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2004
... Australia were surveyed on their expectations for their upcoming quarterly sales, profits, employment, capital investment, inventories and selling prices. The May survey found profit expectations fell by three points, while sales, capital investment ...

Japan's industrial output rises slightly in March, stronger growth ahead

... thanks to robust demand for cellular phones, electronics parts and steel products. Shipments fell 0.4% in March, while inventories rose 0.3%. "As a whole, production is staging a mild recovery," the ministry said, using slightly more upbeat wording than ...

A$ drops against greenback

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2004
... the board, particularly against the euro, sterling and the yen." In another better than expected result, US business inventories rose 0.7 per cent in February, a report released overnight showed. These numbers follow the very strong US jobs report of ...

Business expectations stay flat for quarter ahead: survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
... found. The outlook for employment growth remains unchanged, with expectations for growth in capital investment and inventories each rising sightly. The survey also showed that concerns about inflation remained low, with selling price expectations falling ...

Business indicators show firm end to 2003, but lowers GDP forecast

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2004
... expectations for the December quarter GDP outcome. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported seasonally adjusted inventories rose 0.3% in the fourth quarter from an increase of 2.3% in the September quarter. Company gross operating profits, adjusted ...

Inventories up 0.3% in December quarter: ABS

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2004
... quarter in adjusted chain volumes measures rose 2.4% to $69.661 billion. This is 8.4% higher than a year ago. Estimated inventories at the end of the December quarter, in chain volume measures, rose 0.3% from the previous quarter to $97.261 billion ...