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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly firmer, although with no offshore guidance due to holidays in the UK and the US, the market is likely to trade on domestic, stock-specific issues. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share ...

CPI down 2.4% in year to December 2003

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2004
Inflation dropped slightly to 2.4% in the year to December despite strong rises in the prices of food and holidays. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said prices rose 0.5% in the three months to December, giving an annual inflation rate of 2.4%, down ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Flat trading for NSW, SA and ACT public holiday

... territory today, led by the resource sector and News Corp. The gains came on relatively flat trading attributable to public holidays in NSW, South Australia and the ACT. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose 13.9 points to 3217.2 while the all ordinaries ...

Midday Market Wrap:Tokyo opens high; ASX subdued

... dollar. The Australian share market took a strong lead from Wall St and rose at the open, but trade was subdued with holidays in NSW, South Australia and ACT for Labour Day. News Corp and major resources pushed the bourse higher, while gold stocks tumbled ...

Fewer Australians able to save: ING survey

... more likely to save part of their income compared to rural households" and that the main reasons for saving included holidays, travel, retirement and home renovating and buying. The number of households that owned their own home fell by 6.5 percentage ...

Newspaper job ads rise by 8.1% in May, but disguise downturn: ANZ

... advertisements data. This follows a 12.1% fall in advertisements in April, which was due partly to Easter and Anzac Day holidays resulting in consecutive long weekends. Compared to May 2002, the number of newspaper job advertisements was down by 5.5%. ...

Qantas downgrades profit forecast again

... have been worst hit, there as also been a flow through to all our subsidiaries, including Qantas flight catering, Qantas Holidays and Australian Airlines," he said. The airline has planned to cut jobs and put a freeze on capital expenditures to address ...

Australians snub employer super while bank deposits increase: ING

... on the list of Australian households' reasons for savings was the purchase of a new house, saving for retirement, for holidays and travel, for uncertain times, education and buying a car or major household appliance.