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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2004
The local market is likely to continue its wait and see approach ahead of the upcoming reporting season with no real direction from overseas markets overnight. Trading volumes were expected to pick up later this week and next week as investors take ...

Choice of Funds legislation to get the green light: Democrats

The Australian Democrats have confirmed to the Financial Standard they will support the Federal Government's proposed Choice of Fund legislation after the Federal Government announced it would pass legislation granting same sex couple access rights ...

Tabcorp and Tab in war of words over takeover bid

Tabcorp Holdings [yesterday] upped pressure on Tab Ltd to accept its takeover bid, saying it could see no reason for the NSW gaming house to keep delaying the decision. But Tab accused Tabcorp of trying to "heavy" its board and reiterated a recommendation ...

Competition leaving little room for bank fee hikes, says Westpac

Competitive intensity among banks was leaving little room for lifting bank fees, Westpac Banking Corp chief executive David Morgan said [on Sunday]. Mr Morgan said there were no plans in the pipeline for across the board hikes in fees, although a moratorium ...

RBA likely to lift rates once more this year: Economists

Australia's central bank looks like it will lift rates one more time this year, economists said today, after the Reserve Bank of Australia released its May 2004 quarterly monthly statement. In its statement, the central bank said the medium-term risks ...

MGP, MGI agree to buy Auckland office, industrial park

Macquarie Goodman Property Trust (MGP) and Macquarie Goodman Industrial Trust (MGI) have conditionally agreed to buy an office and industrial park in Auckland for $72 million. The pair are buying the "Fletcher Site" in Penrose from a subsidiary of Trans ...

RBA decision to leave rates unchanged no surprise

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to leave interest rates unchanged in April has come as no surprise to economists who expect rates to remain on hold for a while yet. Yesterday the RBA held its key lending rate steady at 5.25% for the third ...

Interest rates expected to stay on hold

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
Interest rates are expected to stay on hold today, with figures showing the Reserve Bank can afford to wait another month before lifting rates. Retail sales jumped 0.7% in January as shoppers took advantage of cheap imported goods thanks to the higher ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2004
The Australian dollar opened higher after a United States report showed consumer confidence was weaker than expected, causing traders to sell the US dollar against most major currencies. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7792/97 compared ...

Market Wrap

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, erasing the previous session's losses, as investors anticipated upbeat comments on the economy from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan in testimony on Wednesday. The Dow was lifted by manufacturer 3M Co., which raised ...