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Aust dlr begins week firm on back of $US weakness

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2004
The Australian dollar began the week firmer after the United States dollar gave up recent gains following the release of weaker-than-expected US economic data. At 0700 AEST the local currency was trading at $US0.7446/55, compared with Friday's close ...

AXA eyes China for future growth

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2004
AXA Asia Pacific Holdings chairman Rick Allert said today there will be new opportunities for the group when the market in China opens further at the end of 2004. "The economy in Hong Kong is showing signs of strong growth and the Closer Economic Partnership ...

Consumer inflationary expectations rise sharply in April

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
Consumer expectations of inflation in the coming year rose sharply this month despite recent developments suggesting less upward pressure on prices, a new survey has shown. The Melbourne Institute survey found consumer inflationary expectations increased ...

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 ...

Consumer sentiment rises in April

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
Australian consumer sentiment has risen in April, with households feeling confident about their personal financial outlook. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment rose by 1.1% in April to 115.4, seasonally adjusted, from 114.2 in ...

March inflation remain subdued

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
Prices of consumer goods and services rose by 0.3% in March to be 2.1% higher than a year earlier, according to the TD Securities/Melbourne Institute monthly inflation gauge. TD Securities chief strategist Stephen Koukoulas said the 0.3% gain overstates ...

US March job growth at four-year high, stuns market

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
US employment rose last month at the fastest pace in nearly four years as hiring jumped in a wide array of industries, the government said on Friday in a surprisingly strong report that stunned financial markets. The report, which showed the labor market ...

Former managing director of FOGI to stand trial

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
The former managing director of a failed commodity trading company was today committed to stand trial on deception charges after allegedly misleading company investors. Robert Geoffrey Walker, the former head of Financial Options Group Incorporated ...

IOOF appoints new managing director

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2004
Shares in financial services group IOOF Holdings jumped almost 3% yesterday with the appointment of former JP Morgan banker Ron Dewhurst as new managing director. Australian-born Dewhurst was most recently head of Americas for JP Morgan Fleming Asset ...

IOOF appoints new marketing head

IOOF has appointed a new head of marketing, as part of its plan to bring all its marketing operations in-house. David Arnold joins IOOF having spent five years with ANZ Private Bank, where he was most recently head of strategy and marketing. Arnold ...