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Aust business conditions broadly unchanged in April - NAB

... of this year. NAB chief economist Alan Oster said the April reading implied that ongoing domestic demand growth of just above 1% per quarter, or nearly 5% annualised, had been maintained into the early part of the June quarter. "Other key near term activity ...

Aust dollar tumbles more than one US cent over weekend

... revisions to March and February." The March payrolls number was upwardly revised to 337,000. The April rise came in well above economists' forecasts for a 173,000 rise. "Markets are now fully pricing in a Fed rate hike by the end of June," Ms Masters ...

Westfield locks in $140 million worth of interest savings

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2004
... access to global debt capital markets and achieving an efficient cost of debt capital," UBS said. "The rating of A/A-1 is above US peers... likely reflecting the high quality, well diversified mall portfolio, with growth from developments and upside ...

Tab profit upgrade values company above Tabcorp offer

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2004
Tab yesterday signalled it was worth more than the $2 billion offered by Victoria's Tabcorp Holdings by upgrading its profit forecast for the financial year. The upgrade also prompted speculation Tab was gearing up for a bid for Queensland's UNiTAB. ...

Business puts competitiveness before national security, survey shows

Business has ranked international competitiveness way above national security as the most important issue to be confronted in next month's Budget. A survey by the Australian Industry Group found almost 44% of members ranked international competition ...

Market Wrap

... than expected could also weigh on investor sentiment here. Yesterday the Australian share market closed only a few points above its lows for the day, amid uncertainty about the performance of the US market. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed down ...

Melbourne Airport completes US$175 million private bond placement

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
... into the United States Private Placement market, the company said in a statement. The notes were priced at 85 basis points above US Treasuries, which equated to an Australian dollar coupon of 6.65 per cent, it said. Australian Pacific Airports Corp Ltd ...

Consumer sentiment rises in April

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
... December," Westpac global head of economics Bill Evans said, referring to last month's 3.8% decline. "Confidence is still 6.7% above levels of a year ago and around the average reading for the second half of last year when the economy was growing at ...

Westpac completes $US525 million tier one securities offer

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2004
... The securities pay a fixed rate in US dollars of 5.2% per annum for 12 years, after which time the rate resets to a margin above LIBOR. Westpac said the offer received strong interest from US investors with over 90 investors participating in the transaction. ...

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

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
... The Labor Department said non-farm payrolls climbed a steep 308,000 in March, the biggest gain since April 2000 and well above the 103,000 rise expected on Wall Street. The unemployment rate, which is determined by a survey separate from the jobs tally ...