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Property investment interest falls in December quarter: survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2003
There's been a fall in the number of people who intend to invest new savings in the property sector, with managed funds growing in popularity. The ING Melbourne Institute Household Savings and Investment Report found that those considering investing ...

Equity investors confident on 2004: survey

Equity investors are likely to have their Christmas stockings stuffed full with positive returns this year, and a large proportion expect Santa will have delivered the same present next Christmas, according to a new survey. The Financial Standard Intelligence ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar, bonds weaker at noon

The Australian dollar remained weaker at noon, but was off its morning lows, after the US currency rose on news overnight that former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein had been captured. At 1200 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7389/92 compared ...

Treasurer announces two appointments to Productivity Commission

The Treasurer, the Hon. Peter Costello, has announced that Robert Fitzgerald AM and Philip Weickhardt have been appointed to the Productivity Commission. Robert Fitzgerald has been appointed for a five-year term, beginning 27 January 2004. He brings ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market up buoyed by strong gains on Wall Street

The Australian stock market was more than half a per cent higher in early afternoon trade, buoyed by strong gains on Wall Street overnight. Heavyweight media stock News Corp, the major banks and Telstra all pushed higher, offsetting falls in the resource ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar firms in early Asian trade

The Australian dollar opened stronger today, firming in early Asian trade after falling alongside the euro overnight. At 0700 AEDT the local unit was trading at $US0.7392/97 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7363/73. The Australian dollar fell to ...

Jobless rate stuck at 14-year lows in November: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2003
More than 20,000 jobs were created in November, new figures showed today, keeping the jobless rate at a near 14-year low of 5.6 per cent. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said businesses put on 27,900 full-time staff in November but a fall ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market lower at noon

The Australian share market remained slightly lower at noon following a weaker session in offshore markets overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 4.1 points at 3207.1, while the all ordinaries index was 3.5 points lower at ...

Christmas spirit replaced by outrage as FPA cut 22 staff

Recently appointed Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Kerrie Kelly has announced her first action in her new role, bringing the axe down on 22 staff, clearing the way for a complete restructure of the representative body. "It would ...

Economists expect a small rise in employment in November

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2003
Economists expect a small rise in jobs in November to have kept Australia's unemployment rate very close to the near 14-year lows it hit in October. Last month a surprise rise of 69,200 jobs pushed the unemployment rate to 5.6 per cent from 5.8 per ...