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Margin lending for direct share investment rises: St George

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2004
... in the December quarter, according to St George Bank head of margin lending, Andrew Black. Black said Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) data showed there had been a move towards borrowing to buy shares and a drop in borrowing to invest in managed funds ...

Credit card charges hit record $14.7 billion in December

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2004
... show. Australians put an all-time record $14.68 billion on the plastic in December, according to The Reserve Bank of Australia's monthly Bulletin. Overall, credit and charge card debt leapt $947 million from November to $26.4 billion in December. This ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2004
... stronger on the back of United States dollar weakness as the local market awaited today's speech from the Reserve Bank of Australia's deputy governor. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7924/29 compared with yesterday's close of $0.7905/09. ...

Market Wrap

... dollar opened little changed after yesterday rising by more than one US cent following the release of the Reserve Bank of Australia's quarterly monetary policy statement. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7755/60 compared with yesterday's ...

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 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2004
... compared with yesterday's close of 0.7644/50. Yesterday, the Australian currency closed higher despite the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to keep official interest rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent. Overnight the local dollar traded between a high ...

RBA rate hikes not over despite steady call: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
Today's decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia to hold interest rates steady this month was widely expected but doesn't mean a rate hike isn't around the corner, economists warned. The RBA today kept its key interest rate steady at 5.25% after its ...

RBA holds cash rate at 5.25%

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia today left the Australian cash rate unchanged at 5.25%. The decision follows back-to-back rate hikes in November and December last year, which lifted the cash rate to 5.25% from 4.75%.

Bank defends boss on credit card bill

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
... Ian Macfarlane over a $249,000 bill from his taxpayer-funded credit card. A newspaper report said the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor clocked up the bill of $249,265, which included 17 first class overseas trips, over the past two years. American ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2004
... $US0.7627 and 0.7675. The Australian share market is likely to be focussed on a possible rate rise by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The nation's central bank met yesterday to discuss monetary policy and will make any forthcoming announcement on ...