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NAB set to go public with APRA report into forex scandal

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2004
National Australia Bank will today release most, if not all, of a damning report by the financial services watchdog on a breakdown in its risk management systems, according to a newspaper report. The report said both NAB and APRA (Australian Prudential ...

Credit binge continues as RBA considers rate rise

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2004
Australians are continuing to borrow heavily for homes and run up debts on their credit cards with new figures out on Friday putting pressure on the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates. The Reserve Bank board meets tomorrow, a month after deciding against ...

Inflation likely to decline further over coming year: RBA

Inflation is expected to fall in 2004 before rising again the following year, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said today. "Inflation is likely to decline further over the coming year, and could fall as low as 1.5 per cent, before returning to around ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar remains strong

The Australian dollar remained stronger at noon after hitting a fresh six-year high overnight, after falls in US equity markets and the continuing prospect of conflict in Iraq weakened the US dollar. The local currency reached a new high of $US0.7443 ...

Consumer inflation expectations fall in December, at six month lows

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2003
Consumer expectations of inflation over the coming year fell for the second consecutive month to hit six-year lows in December at 3.1 per cent. The Melbourne Institute consumer inflationary expectations survey found 25 per cent of respondents believed ...

Homeowners, government brace for rate rise

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2003
Homeowners and the federal government are bracing for a disappointing Christmas present today when the Reserve Bank makes its last announcement for the year on interest rates. The bank is expected to increase interest rates by a quarter of a percentage ...

Rising rates take steam out of real estate market

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2003
Rising interest rates have helped take some of the steam out of Australia's real estate market as price rises begin to show signs of plateauing and short-term speculators exit the market. Clearance rates at auctions in New South Wales over the past ...

Telstra faces hostile shareholders

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2003
Angry Telstra Corp shareholders last week applied their collective war paint for what turned out to be an unexpectedly hostile annual general meeting in Sydney. In a marathon session which stretched beyond five hours, the airing of grievances ranged ...

Air NZ to announce NZCC appeal intention next week

Air New Zealand will announce next week if it will appeal the New Zealand Commerce Commission (NZCC) decision to block the airline's $NZ550 million ($A500 million) tie-up with Qantas. The Air New Zealand board met today to consider independent legal ...

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 ...