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Consumer inflation expectations fall in March

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2004
... January and falls in both November and December. The proportion of respondents who believed that prices would actually fall or stay the same increased in March with those expecting annual inflation to fall within the Reserve Bank of Australia's target ...

Interest rates expected to stay on hold

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
Interest rates are expected to stay on hold today, with figures showing the Reserve Bank can afford to wait another month before lifting rates. Retail sales jumped 0.7% in January as shoppers took advantage of cheap imported goods thanks to the higher ...

Kraehe to stay on at NAB and BlueScope only

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2004
National Australia Bank Ltd\'s new chairman Graham Kraehe has indicated he will this week relinquish his roles as a board member of News Corp, Brambles Industries and Djerriwarrh. Mr Kraehe, who recently replaced Charles Allen as NAB chairman in the ...

Business conditions ease in December

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
Australian business conditions eased in December and domestic demand was expected to slow in some sectors, although business remained strong after nearing record levels the previous month, a survey has found. The National Australia Bank monthly business ...

Building approvals slide for second month in a row

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2004
... of Australia will hold off raising interest rates at its first meeting for the year. Most economists are tipping rates to stay on hold, but the big four banks expect another 0.25 percentage point rate rise to be announced tomorrow. Today's figures show ...

IWIF chief executive resigns

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2004
... which is responsible for the ASX listed International Wine Investment Fund, has resigned. Berren said Chris Day has agreed to stay on until a replacement is found. Berren chairman Mike Terlet said Day\'s resignation had been regretfully accepted by the ...

Morning Market Wrap: $A opens weaker after US dollar strengthens

The Australian dollar opened weaker today after the battered US dollar found some impetus on better-than-expected unemployment figures overnight. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7398/03 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7417/22. ...

Consumer inflation expectations fall in December, at six month lows

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2003
... Melbourne Institute consumer inflationary expectations survey found 25 per cent of respondents believed that prices would fall or stay the same, compared to 16 per cent in November. The proportion of respondents expecting inflation to fall within the ...

Midday Market Wrap: Stocks weaker at noon

... interest rates at one per cent - a 45-year low - and the Dow Jones Industrial Average spiked above 10,000 but was unable to stay there as investors locked in recent gains. The Dow average closed 41.85 points down at 9923.42 while the Standard & Poor's ...

Two Victorian accountants face fraud charges: ASIC

... to pay a pecuniary penalty of $200,000. The former directors subsequently appealed the decision, made an application for a stay of the decision and applied for an order setting aside the bankruptcy notices. On 4 November 2002 the application for a stay ...