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

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
... 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 finally making ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
... the currency of the world's largest economy. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7569/74 compared with Friday's close of 0.7640/45. The Australian dollar last week rose by more than two US cents due mostly to weakness in the US unit. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
... should get a kickstart from Wall St and move higher, as investors anticipate positive numbers in a key US jobs report out on Friday. The all ordinaries index was 7.9 points higher at 3417 while the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index gained seven points to 3418. ...

NAB calls off crisis board meeting

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2004
... the validity of Walter's unprecedented proposals which include sacking the entire board of Australia's biggest bank. Last Friday, the board said Walter had lost its "trust and respect" as the crisis deepens for NAB in the wake of the rogue trading scandal ...

Walter demands new NAB chair ahead of general meeting

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2004
... yesterday he remained confident that shareholders would back a motion calling Walter's removal. Australia's biggest bank last Friday received a request by seven non-executive directors to hold an EGM to enable shareholders to decide Walter's tenure. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2004
... continued to be driven by movements in offshore markets. At 0700 AEDT the local unit was trading at $US0.7459/67, compared with Friday's close of 0.7407/12. The local currency had a volatile night of trading on Friday after ending the Asian trading week ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2004
... Middle East. The share market finished almost 1% lower yesterday, dragged down primarily by sharp falls on Wall Street on Friday night. The all ordinaries index closed down 30.2 points to 3399.6 points while the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index softened 33.1 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2004
... The Australian dollar opened weaker, after the United States dollar recovered some ground against the euro and the yen on Friday night. At 0700 AEDT the local unit was trading at $U0.7481/86 compared with Friday's close of 0.7489/94. Offshore, it traded ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
... gained after a choppy night of trading and looks to be forming a base at around $US0.7255, after falling there late on Friday. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7360/65 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7343/48. Overnight it traded ...

Federal budget deficit $2.656 billion to end January

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2004
The federal Budget was $2.656 billion in deficit to January 31, Finance Minister Nick Minchin said on Friday. The fiscal balance to January 31 was $1.1 billion. The government has forecast a Budget surplus of $4.6 billion for 2003-2004, and the monthly ...