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Wage growth accelerates in August quarter

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2004
Wage growth accelerated in the three months to August, new figures released today showed. Average full time adult ordinary time earnings rose 1.3 per cent in the August quarter, compared to a 0.1 per cent lift in the previous three months, the Australian ...

Telstra NZ bond issue oversubscribed

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2004
... oversubscribed with around 25 New Zealand domestic institutional investors, Telstra said. The $NZ200 million result was the optimal figure Telstra had intended to achieve, and follows on from the recent roadshows led by Telstra's chief financial officer ...

Unemployment at lowest level since 1977

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2004
Unemployment has fallen to its lowest level since 1977 and the federal government now believes it can lock in a rate under six per cent for years to come. The official unemployment rate dipped 0.2 percentage points to 5.3 per cent in October. The actual ...

Retail activity constant

... has reported retail spending has remained constant at just under $17 billion worth of purchases during the month. This figure indicates the pattern of spending has returned to normal following the unusually high spending that occurred in September 2004. ...

NAB revises results format

National Australia Bank has changed prior period figures as well as some of the format in its full-year results announcement pack. Non-accrual loan balances have been increased to $254 million for September 2003 and $263 million for March 2004 to reflect ...

Rates on hold for 11th consecutive month

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2004
The Reserve Bank today left interest rates on hold for the 11th consecutive month. It means the official cash rate will remain at 5.25 per cent. Analysts had been expecting the bank to leave rates unchanged, with most tipping a rise in the first quarter ...

Oil prices set to push September quarter CPI up

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2004
Rising oil prices are expected to push the inflation rate higher today, giving the Reserve Bank a clearer sign of whether it should keep the brakes on interest rates. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will publish September quarter consumer ...

World oil price hits record high

World oil prices vaulted to record highs today, stirring fears of $US60 a barrel New York crude, as traders sweated over tight US energy stocks and rampant, China-driven demand. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in December, set ...

Rosy outlook for Bank of Queensland

Bank of Queensland (BoQ) achieved a record profit of $64.5 million for the 2004 financial year and a positive ratings outlook from Standard & Poor's (S&P). The profit increase of 44 per cent from for 2004 was underpinned by strong growth in lending ...

Australian consumers on spending spree: survey

Australian consumers have spent $17 billion according to the Cashcard Retail Activity Index for September. The cashcard retail activity index grew by 0.5 per cent during September following growth of 0.6 per cent in July and August. The seasonally adjusted ...