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Midday market wrap: Local shares climb after gains overnight in US

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2003
... indicated it would not raise interest rates until 2004, analysts said. The market will today focus on the Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin for November at 1500 AEDT, with US leading indicators and the Philadelphia Fed factory index out in the US tonight. ...

Commonwealth Bank chief calls for raised labour productivity

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2003
... the clock was ticking as baby boomers headed towards retirement en masse as soon as 2010. Last week, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Ian Macfarlane even warned of "intergenerational conflict" over the issue. The public, particularly the "grey-haired" ...

RBA takes aim at property tax breaks

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2003
... Generous tax breaks for property investors were a key driver of the house price boom, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia. In its submission to the Productivity Commission's home ownership inquiry, the bank dismissed a shortage of houses or land ...

RBA gov says could be generational conflict over tax burden

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2003
... come to resent carrying the tax burden of a greying population, Australia's top banker warned today. Reserve Bank of Australia governor Ian Macfarlane said this could be the case if the young see the old as owning all of the community's assets, while ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares close firmer

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2003
... points to 1973.11. Australian bonds closed weaker today as the market awaited further prompts from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on the chance of a swift follow up interest rate rise in December. At 1200 AEDT the yield on the Commonwealth Government ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market boosted by healthy offshore gains

... Australian bond market was marginally weaker at noon as traders wait on the sidelines in anticipation of Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Ian Macfarlane's speech in Melbourne tonight. At 1200 AEDT the yield on the Commonwealth Government May ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar stronger after hitting new six-year high

... data is due, while the Melbourne Institute will hand down its November inflation expectations survey. Reserve Bank of Australia governor Ian Macfarlane speaks in Melbourne at the Economic Outlook Conference, while the same city will host the BHP Billiton ...

Consumer sentiment falls 2% in November: Westpac

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2003
... it was unsurprising the index fell considering the survey was conducted on the weekend following the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to hike the official cash rate 0.25 per cent to 5.00 per cent. "While extensive media reports had warned consumers ...

Wage growth should continue: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2003
... Koukoulas, forecasting a rise of one per cent for the quarter and 3.6 per cent for the year, said the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) seemed to be targeting house prices in relation to household debt levels rather than inflation and wage levels. The ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares, bonds close down

... closed slightly weaker today, taking the no surprises quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in its stride. At the close of local trade the yield on the Commonwealth Government May 2013 bond was at 5.945 per cent ...