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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 ...

BAD tax to be scrapped

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2004
State and territory governments today agreed to shoot down the Bank Accounts Debit (BAD) tax more than four years after Treasurer Peter Costello put the tax in his sights. The meeting of federal state and territory treasurers agreed the BAD tax would ...

Wesfarmers issues $300 million of medium term notes

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2004
Wesfarmers has issued a total $300 million of medium term notes to repay existing borrowings and apply to general funding, the company said in a statement. Wesfarmers sold $210 million of unsecured fixed rate notes maturing March 30, 2009, at 41 basis ...

APRA raised risk management concerns in January 2003

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2004
Australia's banking regulator raised concerns about risk management at National Australia Bank with the bank's board in January 2003, according to a report out yesterday on the forex trading scandal at NAB. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority ...

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 ...

Property investment loans plunge in January: ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2004
New loans to property investors plunged 15.5% in January, figures showed today, confirming higher interest rates have cooled interest in the housing market. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said borrowing for property investment fell for the ...

Federal budget deficit $2.656 billion to end January

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2004
The federal Budget was $2.656 billion in deficit to January 31, Finance Minister Nick Minchin said on Friday. The fiscal balance to January 31 was $1.1 billion. The government has forecast a Budget surplus of $4.6 billion for 2003-2004, and the monthly ...

Housing finance figures point to continued market cooling

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2004
New figures today point to a continued cooling in the property market in the wake of the latest two increases in mortgage rates. Housing finance figures for owner occupied homes dipped 8.1% in January, following interest rate increases in November and ...

Consumer inflation expectations fall in March

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2004
Australian consumers expectations of inflation in the coming year fell for the second consecutive month to 3.6% in March, a survey showed. The Melbourne Institute Consumer Inflationary Expectations survey said the result followed a sharp rise in January  ...

Leap year boosts February retail figures: Cashcard

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2004
An extra day thanks to the leap year helped Australian retail spending levels nudge higher in February but the shortest month in the calendar remains the lowest one for turnover, research found. The Cashcard Retail Activity Index showed retail spending ...