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Mid-afternoon market wrap: Nikkei eases back as US stocks rise

Japan's Nikkei average eased back from its early rise to 14-month highs, decreasing by 0.35 per cent to 10652.39, by 1254 AEST. Meanwhile the Dow Jones rose by a healthy 1.13% and the Hang Seng increased 0.8%, while the All Ords and FTSE remained steady. ...

Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold for 14th month in a row

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced today that the official cash rate would stay at 4.75 per cent, the third longest rates freeze (14 months in a row) since it began announcing rate movements in 1990. Tim Toohey, senior economist at JW ...

Opposition launches biting criticism of Government's super policies

... retirement income. In a related announcement Senator Sherry pressed home Labor's argument that lump sum superannuation must stay an option for Australians and said that the Liberal/Democrat policy recommendation to make compulsory the purchase of pensions ...

Anscor general manager sentenced, ASIC responds to Elliot decision

... responded to the Victorian Court of Appeal decision on the application by former Water Wheel director John Elliott, for a stay of the orders made against him by the Supreme Court of Victoria on 30 June 2003. "The Court of Appeal's decision to refuse ...

Mixed fortunes for embattled Elliott

The Victorian Court of Appeal today refused to stay a $1.428 million compensation order and other pecuniary penalties against embattled Melbourne businessman John Elliott. But the former Liberal Party president scored at least one victory, with the ...

Departing residents increasingly accessing their superannuation: Senator Coonan

... from visiting and contributing to the Australian economy, as their contribution provides a pool of short, medium and longer stay labour in areas of identified shortages. Senator Coonan also said that current legislation allows people not intending to ...

Rural confidence improving slightly: Rabobank

... farmers were generally not concerned about the direction of interest rates with 64% of respondents believing rates would stay the same or fall over the next 12 months. Farm incomes continue to be adversely affected by the drought, with 58% of farmers ...

Interest rates and strength of Australian dollar to rise: NAB

... the mid US$0.60 range. According to NAB, the dollar will hit the US$0.71 mark in the third quarter of 2003 and will likely stay in the early US$0.70 range till it dips to US$0.68 in the third quarter 2004 and will drift downwards before settling to US$0.63 ...

Analysis: Fund managers upbeat on Australian equities

... latest Financial Standard Intelligence Unit market expectations survey. None of the respondents thought that the market would stay stable during the period, and the remaining 9% predicted a fall. The survey also revealed a lesser but still significant ...