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Australian price of goods and services rose 0.1% in April: TD/MI

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2004
... cost of health and medical services, rents and fruit and vegetables, an inflation measure showed. The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute Experimental Monthly Inflation Gauge was 0.1% in April, 2.2% higher than a year earlier, and followed an 0.3% increase ...

S&P reaffirms rating on Virtue Trust

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2004
... notes issued by Virtue Trust following the Victorian Government's appointment of Connex and Yarra Trams as operators of Melbourne tram and train services. Under the new partnership agreements, which were effective as of April 18, 2004, Connex and Yarra ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2004
... index contract, a key indicator of trading for the day ahead, was 17 points lower at 3437, with 925 contracts traded. In Melbourne today, insurer Axa Asia Pacific is scheduled to hold its annual general meeting, giving investors some idea of how it is ...

Consumer inflationary expectations rise sharply in April

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
... sharply this month despite recent developments suggesting less upward pressure on prices, a new survey has shown. The Melbourne Institute survey found consumer inflationary expectations increased to 4.6% in April following falls in the previous two months. ...

Melbourne Airport completes US$175 million private bond placement

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
... Treasuries, which equated to an Australian dollar coupon of 6.65 per cent, it said. Australian Pacific Airports Corp Ltd owns Melbourne Airport, a major passenger and freight gateway into Australia. The transaction was solely led by Deutsche Bank.

Consumer sentiment rises in April

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
... sentiment has risen in April, with households feeling confident about their personal financial outlook. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment rose by 1.1% in April to 115.4, seasonally adjusted, from 114.2 in March. "The index has ...

March inflation remain subdued

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
... consumer goods and services rose by 0.3% in March to be 2.1% higher than a year earlier, according to the TD Securities/Melbourne Institute monthly inflation gauge. TD Securities chief strategist Stephen Koukoulas said the 0.3% gain overstates the underlying ...

ANZ establishes mortgage franchises

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2004
ANZ Banking Group said today it will establish 15 mortgage franchises in Melbourne, Sydney and Queensland by July with the goal of rolling out 175 nationally. The bank said former Mortgage Choice executive Steven Heavey has been appointed head of ANZ ...

Household spending pushes economy as business investment slows

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2004
... pushing the economy for the next two years as business investment slows to a crawl, a new survey has found. The Mercer-Melbourne Institute Quarterly Bulletin of Economic Trends predicted the economy would expand by 3.7% this year, before slowing to 2.9% ...

Prospect of more rate hikes focuses households on debt reduction

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2004
... of further hikes have focused Australian households on debt reduction, a new report has found. The March quarter ING-Melbourne Institute Household Savings and Investment Report, released today, shows that people believe now is a good time to be paying ...