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IMF believes global economy's prospects are improving

The deputy head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today said prospects for the world economy were looking better since the group released its last economic scorecard in April. IMF first deputy managing director Anne Krueger said downside risks ...

Morning market wrap: US shares regain lost ground

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2003
US shares bounced back overnight on news of the deaths of Saddam Hussein's two sons and a series of solid earnings reports. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 61.8 points (0.7%) to 9,158.5, while the S&P 500 gained 9.3 points (1.0%) to end at 988.1. ...

ASSIRT reports trend back to equity markets

Fixed interest and listed property investment vehicles have had their time in the spotlight, with the trend turning back to equity markets, ASSIRT Research said today. ASSIRT reported investment market performance over the past 12 months had been divided ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries, major stocks in negative territory

The All Ordinaries was in negative territory following trading this morning. The index dipped by 15.4 points or by a little over 0.5 per cent. The decrease reflecting weaker trading in the banking sector, where all major shares, bar National Australia ...

Investors warming to shares: ING June quarter report

The latest ING Melbourne Institute Household Savings and Investment report for the June quarter has revealed that investors are slowly warming to the share market and have eased on their enthusiasm for property. It also showed that for the first time ...

Business confidence on upswing: ACCI and Westpac industrial survey

General business confidence is on a high in the wake of the 2003-04 Federal Budget and the Australian economy has continued to perform strongly in the 2003 June quarter, a survey of industrial trends by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry ...

RBA hints at interest rate cut due to international downturn

If the international economic situation does not improve soon the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) could be forced to cut interest rates, RBA governor Ian Macfarlane warned today in an address to the House of Representatives standing committee on economics ...

'Bulls' released from their pen:survey shows sentiment turnaround

There has been a huge turnaround in investment sentiment since April 2003, the latest Investment Sentiment Indices released today by the Australian Investors Association and Adviser Ratings has revealed. In the survey, respondents indicated in which ...

Australian business confidence remains resilient: National

Retail investors lose the faith as equity funds shrink: Assirt

Retail investors have been net withdrawers from equity funds during the March quarter for the first time ever, according to Assirt. "The March quarter survey of fund flows has revealed an interesting, but worrying picture of investor behaviour. For ...