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Aust trade deficit narrows in August to $1.93 billion - ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2004
Australia's trade gap with the rest of the world narrowed sharply in August after a five per cent drop in imports, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said the monthly trade deficit fell to $1.93 billion last month after a ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2004
The Australian stock market is expected to open firmer as a solid lead on Wall Street should translate into early domestic buying, with oil stocks also expected to do well given the recent run up in global oil prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Telstra starts capital management plan with $750m buyback

Telstra Corp has unveiled details of a $750 million off-market share buyback today as part of its three year, $4.5 billion capital management program. In June, Australia's biggest telecommunications company said it planned to return $1.5 billion to ...

MLC announces fund closures

MLC Investments today announced a number of funds within its MasterKey Unit Trust will be closed to new business effective 20 August this year. MLC also said it will terminate these funds on 27 February next year. The funds impacted that had not be ...

European stocks tick higher on positive US inflation data

European stock markets ticked higher in yesterday's trading, buoyed by upbeat trading on Wall Street after data showed inflation rose less than expected, easing concern the Federal Reserve would abruptly raise interest rates. The London FTSE 100 index ...

Active outpacing passive returns for Australian equity funds; Mercer

Active Australian equity fund managers outperformed the ASX benchmark index by 0.5% during the past three months, according to the latest survey results from Mercer Investment Consulting. Of the 93 Australian equity fund managers covered by the survey ...

Business expectations continue to accelerate, NAB survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2004
The business sector is optimistic about the future because of the fundamental strength of the Australian economy in August, according to a new survey. The National Australia Bank\'s August Business Survey today reported that the re-acceleration of economic ...

New record set for 30 Day cash rate futures: SFE

The Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) reported a new record for the highest one-day transaction volume on the 30 Day Interbank Cash Rate futures contract set last Friday. The new record of 12,643 contracts trades is an 8% improvement on the previous record ...

Weak jobs data may mean delayed rate rise: economists

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2004
Weaker than expected jobs data meant the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may not have a case to raise interest rates straight after the October election, economists said today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics today said total employment had fallen ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2004
The Australian stock market is expected to open weaker as earnings warnings in the US and weakness in other global equity markets weighs on the local bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract - an indicator of ...