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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2004
The Australian consolidated above $US0.7450 after the yen and the euro made further gains against the US dollar overnight. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7473/78 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7450/60. It traded between ...

Mariner adds to Lifestyle Bond range

... asset rich/income poor retirees plan their long-term cash flow. The new market-linked bond includes the option of payments above a regular cash flow based on moves in the S&P/ASX 200 Index. The new fixed-interest bond offers higher rates than the market-linked ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2004
... close of 0.7407/12. The local currency had a volatile night of trading on Friday after ending the Asian trading week just above 74 US cents, Macquarie Bank strategist Jo Masters said. It dipped to a low of $US0.7379 and rose as high as 0.7476. The local ...

Wesfarmers issues $300 million of medium term notes

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2004
... said in a statement. Wesfarmers sold $210 million of unsecured fixed rate notes maturing March 30, 2009, at 41 basis points above the five-year mid swap rate. The company also sold $90 million of unsecured floating rate notes maturing January 30, 2007 ...

Challenger sells $71 million forestry assets to Great Southern

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2004
... assets. Under the terms of the arrangement, GSP will acquire the forestry assets for $71 million, an increase of $17 million above Challenger's purchase obligation. The assets were to be acquired by Challenger from Zurich Capital Markets (ZCM) for $54 ...

Home building surged in December quarter: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2004
... Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the number of new homes begun in the December quarter rose more than eight per cent, above analysts' expectations. Construction of stand-alone houses rose 6.2% to the highest level in almost four years. Overall ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar opened little changed, supported above 74 US cents by the rise in base metals and commodity prices and relatively high interest rates. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at $US0.7411/16 compared with yesterday's close ...

Westpac MI Leading Index points to strong growth ahead

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2004
The Australian economy will likely slow but activity will still remain above the long-term growth trend and as such further interest rate rises this year cannot be ruled out, Westpac said today. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic ...

Current account improves marginally in Q4

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2004
... rural exports. But the deficit of $12.01 billion, from an upwardly revised $12.09 billion in September, was substantially above market expectations and the third-highest on record in dollar terms. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said farm exports ...

Internet job adverts at three-year high

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2004
... rises and the high Australian dollar. The Olivier Internet Job Index, with 114,279 jobs counted in February, is now well above the high of 2003 and is the best since April 2001. The index averaged 33,920 more jobs in February than it did in January.