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Labor proposes stronger corporate disclosure measures

Senator Stephen Conroy, the deputy opposition leader in the senate and the shadow minister for financial services and corporate governance, has said that the self-regulatory approach of the Government is incapable of tackling unbridled corporate greed ...

Trust Company upgrades full-year profit expectations

... million - $3 million higher than the previous expectation announced in May 2003. Operating revenue is also expected to be stronger at around $63 million, and net profit (before amortization, property sales and investment portfolio movements) at approximately ...

Stronger job ads suggest growing momentum of the economy

The latest ANZ job advertisements suggest that the Australian economy is regaining momentum, with both newspaper and internet jobs on the rise. The 3 per cent rise in metropolitan newspaper job advertisements to 21,709 per week was the strongest increase ...

Midday Market Wrap:Tokyo opens high; ASX subdued

... ordinaries added 17.9 points to 3223.6 On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 14 points stronger at 3220 - a 0.2-point premium to the underlying index - on a volume of 3,135 contracts. All Ordinaries 3222.4 +16.7 ...

Morning Market Wrap: US stocks surge; AU$ weaker

... 3203.3 and the all ordinaries index rose 2.3 points to 3205.7. The Australian dollar opened weaker from Friday's close as stronger-than-expected economic data in the United States enabled a rally in the US dollar. At 0700 the Australian dollar was trading ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Quiet end to ASX week

... percent today as investors focused on domestic-demand linked companies in the belief that they will be least affected by a stronger yen, dealers said. They said the gains were capped by profit-taking. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei-225 index gained ...

Midday Market Wrap: Wall Street encourages Australian shares; dollar strong

... 9469.20. The broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index gained 22.25 points or 2.23 per cent to 1018.22. The Australian dollar was stronger at noon, holding on to gains made overnight in which it hit a fresh five-and-a-half year high. At 1200 the Australian dollar ...

Manufacturing business conditions mixed in September: survey

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2003
... conditions remain mixed," she said. "Despite a lift in orders, activity has not been strong enough to translate into stronger production growth, or flow through to employment. "Adding to the mixed nature of conditions was an atypical rise in stocks. ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries close higher, Tower shares rise

... today, with the leading index down 0.1 percent after giving up early gains on fresh concerns about the negative impact a stronger yen will have on exporter profits and the overall economy, dealers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei-225 index lost ...

Higher budget surplus has little economic implications: HSBC economist

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
A better than expected budget surplus was not necessarily an indication that the economy was performing stronger than expected, according to economists. Australia's 2002/03 Budget produced a final surplus of $7.5 billion, compared to the $3.9 billion ...