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Australian business increasingly bullish on 2004

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
... employment prospects dipped into negative territory to an 11-year low of minus three per cent - 17 points below today's figure." The employment expectations index, at 14, represented 26 per cent expecting an increase in staff and 12 per cent a reduction. ...

RBA may crack the whip on rates today

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
The Reserve Bank board may use Melbourne Cup day to crack the whip on interest rates. The central bank board meets today, with new figures suggesting a consumer-led retail spending spree is continuing, putting pressure on the bank to lift rates. New ...

October retail index positive

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
... pointing to a strong Christmas sales season for retailers. "This positive trend of 0.6 per cent growth and seasonally adjusted figure of 1.1 per cent are clear indicators of the positive trend," Mr Monaghan. Chief executive of the Australian Retailers ...

Retail trade up 0.6% in September

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
Retail sales rose again in September for the ninth month in a row as shoppers spent up large on homewares, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said retail trade rose 0.6 per cent, defying market expectations for a fall ...

RBA likely to keep interest rates on hold till early 2004: ICAP

Michael Thomas, senior economist at ICAP, has said that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will keep interest rates on a holding pattern till early 2004 and are unlikely to be concerned by inflationary pressures, saying that they are well within control. ...

Budget surplus already at $337 million: DOFA

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
The federal Budget was more than $300 million in the black after the first two months of the 2003/04 financial year, new figures showed today. The Department of Finance and Administration (DOFA) said the underlying cash balance for the year to date ...

Melbourne Cup Day looms as d-day for interest rates

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
Punters could be paying more on their home loans by the end of the week, although economists said the Reserve Bank was odds-on to leave interest rates on hold for another month at least. The Reserve Bank board faces a tough call when it meets on Tuesday ...

Latest US GDP growth could herald gains in equities in the short-run

State Street Global Advisors have confirmed the stunning 7.2 per cent growth in US GDP in the September quarter by saying that growth during the fourth quarter would likely be atleast 4%. Economists say the benefits of this US growth is great, as Australian ...

Morning Market Wrap: Caution ahead of data releases

The Australian share market is likely to post cautious gains, after an upbeat lead from Wall St at the weekend. A swag of local economic data due out today should also give some direction to investors. National retail sales figures for September, and ...

Better times coming for exports: Vaile

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2003
The September balance of trade figures were disappointing but there were signs Australia's export faced better times in the coming year, Trade Minister Mark Vaile said today. The trade gap with the rest of the world widened in September as a rebound ...