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Inflation may slide below RBA target

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
... than the case for an increase. "The RBA needs to be watchful foe further disinflation pressure if the softening in house prices, evident recently, continues into 2004 and consumer spending stalls in the wake of negative wealth effect from the housing ...

ANZ job ads up 1.4%

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
... the remainder of 2003. "The strength of the domestic economy, which partly reflects low interest rates and rising house prices, has no doubt been important in supporting employment intentions in recent months, although the confidence effects associated ...

Business conditions strengthen significantly: NAB survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2003
... 0.75 per cent to GDP. Private consumption was forecast to remain at 3.75 per cent, with some expected slowing in house prices broadly offset by reasonable growth in employment and wages together with higher equities. Dwelling investment was now not expected ...

August House finance supported by low rates: economists

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
... finance approvals remained strong in August, underscoring the mix of low interest rates, low unemployment and rising house prices, economists said. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported housing finance rose 2.1 per cent in the month, adjusted. ...

Housing finance expected to have risen in August

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
... back then and if anything there was still a little bit of talk about lower rates in August," he said. "We think with house prices still heading higher and rates still fairly low, signs were there that housing activity was staying firm."

RBA expected to hold rates, but hikes will come

... the impact of the announcement effect," he said. A surprise announcement would confront people's expectations that house prices only move up, Dr Edwards said. "What's driving the increase in debt and the increase in house prices and the willingness for ...

Domestic job figures to give new clues to economy

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2003
... confidence. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute survey found consumer confidence has hit a nine-year high, based on rising house prices, a share market recovery and signs of an economic recovery overseas. But economists will be looking for a rebound in employment ...

Home loan affordability falls to a seven year low: AMP/REIA

... continued to rise in all parts of Australia except the Northern Territory, there are indications the rapid increase in house prices is starting to slow. Sydney experienced only a 1.1% increase in median house price for the June 2003 quarter and the median ...

AMP's views on the recent ABS housing price data

... head of investment strategy Dr Shane Oliver has said that the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data on house prices indicate that over the last six years, house prices in Sydney and Melbourne more than doubled in value. "While there are some ...

House price declines now the major risk to growth: RBA

... could cause a good deal of distress to the economy when the housing price cycle turns." The bank said that declining house prices could be expected to curtail the practice of home equity withdrawal, and which could result in a cutback in spending. "The ...