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Jap economy to grow faster than expected in 2004-2005: BoJ

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2004
... the Bank of Japan (BoJ) said in its monthly report for July. The BoJ said Japan\'s economic growth was expected to be \"above the forecasts for fiscal 2004 presented in the Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices released in April\". In April the bank ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2004
... and could signal fresh buying by energy investors. Gold stocks are likely to remain strong with the metal\'s price sitting above $US407. On the Sydney Futures Exchange the September share price index contract gained two points to 3574 with 6,176 contracts ...

US dollar tumbles on concerns over terrorist attacks on US soil

... responded by selling the dollar, helping to push gold up to a four-month high just below $US409 ($567) a troy ounce and the euro above $US1.24 for the first time since March. The dollar also fell to a five-month low versus the Swiss franc, at one point ...

ASIC scamseek goes online

... associated with information on a website, identify people and companies mentioned within the text, and mark sites that are above the acceptable risk threshold for further analysis. A first version of scamseek was piloted in October last year, and was ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2004
... day's trade. This momentum could continue as US markets weakened due to economic data. However, with COMEX gold surging back above the $US400 level and base metals all making solid gains, Australia's resource stocks should remain well bid. By 0712 AEST ...

Aust economic growth to trough in second half of 2004: index

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2004
... of 3.3%. The annualised growth rate of the Coincident Index, which measures current economic growth, was 4.6% in April, above its long term trend of 3.7%.

Macquarie Airports investors finally in the black

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2004
... bought into Sydney Airport owner Macquarie Airports (MAp) two years ago are finally in the money, after the stock closed above its issue price for the first time on Thursday. MAp's securities were issued at $2 each in April 2002, and closed at $2.05 ...

MIG denies fund float to lift Mac Bank fees

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2004
... said the float was part of an established deal with its Spanish partner Grupo Ferrovial, not a ploy to hold the securities above the level needed to bring another fee windfall for its manager. "We signed 45 minutes before we announced," a MIG spokeswoman ...

2004 outlook upbeat for media companies - analysts

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2004
... would come in at between eight and 10% this year. "Going into 2005, the general consensus appears to be another year of above trend growth, with forecasts of mid to high single digit growth," UBS said. "The basis for this belief being a robust economic ...

Big four banks fail to dominate in business service survey

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2004
... 456 of Australia's top 500 companies and asked about their relationships with their banks. It found only five banks scored above average in several key measures like loyalty, understanding of business needs and "quality of people". Of the nation's four ...