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Aust merchandise imports fall 5.2% in April - ABS

Merchandise imports fell 5.2% in April to $10.82 billion, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said imports fell almost $600 million, with only beverages and tobacco, mineral fuels and manufactured goods rising in the ...

Aust property investment recovers in March - ABS

Property investment jumped in March, new figures showed today, the first increase after four months of decline following back-to-back interest rate rises last year. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said property investors borrowed 1.9% more in March ...

Housing finance may have finally risen in March: economists

Housing finance in Australia may have risen in March for the first time in six months, according to some economists, while others expect the nation's overheated property market to have continued to cool. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will ...

AMP says NZ restructuring to improve performance

... writedowns from spinning off its British business. The only bigger loss in Australasian history was News Corp's $A11.96 billion figure in 2001-02. AAP

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2004
The Australian market is expected to open weaker following losses in the US as interest rate fears, sparked by lower than expected jobless figures and high oil prices, hit the markets. The Australian stock market finished in the red yesterday, with ...

Aust building approvals fall 4.4% in March - ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
Building approvals fell sharply in March, new figures showed today, making up for a surprise increase the previous month. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said building approvals fell 4.4% in March, in line with market expectations, after a ...

Reserve Bank of Australia tipped to leave rates on hold

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
The Reserve Bank is tipped to leave interest rates on hold today but many analysts are predicting a rise in the next month or two. Australia's central bank will announce the result of its board meeting at 0930 (AEST) today. Some economists believe the ...

Aust bulding approvals likely to fall in March: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2004
Australian building approvals are expected to resume a downward trend in March, after a surprise hike in February, as approvals for units and apartments come off the boil, economists said. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will publish March ...

Home lending picks up again in March: RBA

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2004
Home lending picked up again in March to take annual growth to a new record high, new figures showed today, increasing the risk of an interest rate rise in coming months. Reserve Bank figures showed home lending jumped 2.1 per cent last month, from ...

Google plans share auction in $3.74 million IPO lodged with SEC

... showed a sharp rise in profits in the first quarter of 2004, with a net profit of $US63.9 million - more than double the figure from the same period a year earlier - on revenues of $US389.6 million. AFP