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All eyes this week on RBA governor speech: economists

... finance on Tuesday to be down again, reassuring markets that an imminent rate rise is not on the agenda," HSBC chief economist John Edwards said. "(However) Mr Macfarlane cannot but be reasonably positive about the global economic outlook and Australia's ...

RBA decision to leave rates unchanged no surprise

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
... housing but has kept them steady at its past two monthly meetings. No meeting is held in January. St George Bank chief economist Steve Ryan said he had expected the RBA to keep rates on hold in April. "It's an ideal environment in which to leave rates ...

Employment growth likely returned to solid levels in March

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
... 5.8%, seasonally adjusted. In February, employment gained by just 1,300 and the unemployment rate was 5.9%. St George economist Adam Carr said that while February's jobs growth had been surprisingly weak, this was a volatile series. "We think March is ...

US March job growth at four-year high, stuns market

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
US employment rose last month at the fastest pace in nearly four years as hiring jumped in a wide array of industries, the government said on Friday in a surprisingly strong report that stunned financial markets. The report, which showed the labor market ...

Former IMF chief economist tips 4.75% global growth in 2004

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 APR 2004
... the United States will propel the world economy to the fastest growth pace in a generation in 2004, former IMF chief economist Michael Mussa predicted Thursday. Western Europe would lag, but most of the rest of the world would join the 2004 upswing ...

Manufacturing shows strong demand in March quarter: survey

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2004
... also showed the rise of the Australian dollar had constrained price rises in manufacturing and wholesale. Sensis chief economist Steven Shepherd said strong activity within the manufacturing and allied services sector was particularly evident in sales ...

Retail sales up 0.1% in February: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
Retail sales edged up just 0.1% in February, new figures showed today, further reducing any chance of an interest rate rise next week. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said sales were 8.3% higher than the same time last year, at $15.76 billion. But ...

Housing market continues to slow despite Februrary approval rise

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2004
Australian building approvals unexpectedly rose 3.2% in February but the gain may signal a demand and supply balance that isn't positive for the housing market, economists warned. The gain in overall approvals, seasonally adjusted, followed four months ...

Household spending pushes economy as business investment slows

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2004
Household spending will keep pushing the economy for the next two years as business investment slows to a crawl, a new survey has found. The Mercer-Melbourne Institute Quarterly Bulletin of Economic Trends predicted the economy would expand by 3.7% ...

Property investment loans plunge in January: ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
New loans to property investors plunged 15.5% in January, figures showed today, confirming higher interest rates have cooled interest in the housing market. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said borrowing for property investment fell for the ...