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Midday Market Wrap: Slightly weaker $A on quiet trading day

The Australian dollar is slightly weaker at noon, after the US dollar found some strength on better-than-expected unemployment figures overnight. At 1200 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7391/96 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7417/22. ...

Morning Market Wrap: $A opens weaker after US dollar strengthens

The Australian dollar opened weaker today after the battered US dollar found some impetus on better-than-expected unemployment figures overnight. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7398/03 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7417/22. ...

Midday Market wrap: $A weaker at noon, bonds firmer

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2003
The Australian dollar was slightly weaker at noon, as it retreated in local trading after hitting a new six-year high for the second consecutive session overnight. The local unit reached a peak of 74.55 US cents against the greenback early in the overnight ...

Morning Market Wrap: $A rises to fresh six-year high overnight

The Australian dollar rose to a fresh six-year high above 74.50 US cents overnight as traders anticipated key US economic data would show inflation remained weak. At 0700 AEDT the local unit was trading at $US0.7432/37 compared with yesterday's close ...

Home building up, merchandise imports down in September quarter

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2003
Home building activity picked up in the three months to September, the first rise in a year, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the number of new homes begun in the September quarter rose 5.5 per cent after falling ...

Winchcombe Carson robustified by AFS compliance: IOOF

The Winchcombe Carson dealer group has successfully transitioned to its Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence, resulting in a more robust and compliant back office for its advisers, IOOF has announced. "Winchcombe Carson was one of the first dealer ...

Jobless rate stuck at 14-year lows in November: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2003
More than 20,000 jobs were created in November, new figures showed today, keeping the jobless rate at a near 14-year low of 5.6 per cent. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said businesses put on 27,900 full-time staff in November but a fall ...

Consumer inflation expectations fall in December, at six month lows

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2003
Consumer expectations of inflation over the coming year fell for the second consecutive month to hit six-year lows in December at 3.1 per cent. The Melbourne Institute consumer inflationary expectations survey found 25 per cent of respondents believed ...

Midday Market Wrap: Market lower at noon

The Australian share market remained slightly lower at noon following a weaker session in offshore markets overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 4.1 points at 3207.1, while the all ordinaries index was 3.5 points lower at ...

Economists expect a small rise in employment in November

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2003
Economists expect a small rise in jobs in November to have kept Australia's unemployment rate very close to the near 14-year lows it hit in October. Last month a surprise rise of 69,200 jobs pushed the unemployment rate to 5.6 per cent from 5.8 per ...