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Morning Market Wrap: International markets gain; Dollar weaker

The Australian share market is likely to move higher following gains in international markets overnight. By 0738 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange the December share price index contract, a key indicator of trading for the day ahead, was six points ...

Morning Market Wrap:End of winning streak; dollar sets fresh high

The Australian share market is likely to lose ground today, ending a winning streak that began at the start of October, after falls in international markets overnight. But shares in producers of base metals - nickel in particular - are once again likely ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar hits six year high

The Australian dollar charged above $US0.6900 overnight to hit its highest level in nearly six years as the United States dollar crumbled across the board. The local unit hit $US0.6920 in New York - its highest level since January of 1998. At 0700 the ...

Midday Market Wrap:Tokyo opens high; ASX subdued

Japanese shares opened higher on Monday as investors snapped up Sony Corp and other exporters after an encouraging U.S. jobs report sent Wall Street up and helped underpin the dollar. The Nikkei average was up 0.95 percent at 10,811.52 as of 0005 GMT ...

Manufacturing business conditions mixed in September: survey

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2003
Business conditions in Australia's manufacturing sector were mixed in September and production growth little changed as employment fell, a survey found. But the Australian Industry (Ai) Group/PricewaterhouseCoopers Performance of Manufacturing Index ...

International trade deficit narrows to $1.9 billion in August: ABS

Australian exports of goods and services rebounded by five per cent in August, helping to push the trade deficit back below $2.0 billion, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has reported. In a tentative sign foreign demand may finally be strengthening ...

Industrial disputes cost 244,600 working days for the year: ABS

The number of industrial disputes across Australia during the year ended to June 2003 was 702 and has involved 133,700 workers and cost the nation 244,600 working days, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. This data also reveals that ...

Australian manufacturing up 1.1 points in July: Ai Group/PwC survey

WITH AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2003
Activity in Australia's manufacturing sector rose marginally in July, driven by a strong contribution from the motoring industry, a new survey has found. The Performance of Manufacturing Index, compiled by the Australian Industry (Ai) Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers ...