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Home lending bounces back in August: ABS

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2003
The number of home loans issued bounced back in August, new figures showed today, driven by rising numbers of homebuyers refinancing their properties. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said housing finance in the month rose 2.1 per cent, following ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Stronger employment figures push ASX to highs

The Australian share market hit a fresh 16-month high today as resource giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto pushed higher and investors welcomed stronger-than-expected unemployment figures. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index climbed 8.2 points higher to ...

Debtor finances industry hits $20 billion

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
Australia's debtor finance industry turned over more than $20 billion last financial year in a milestone result, new statistics have shown. The latest figures from the Institute for Factors and Discounters found total turnover for the industry increased ...

Jobless rate down, could go lower: Costello

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
The jobless rate stayed at a 13-year low of 5.8 per cent in September, new figures showed today, but could go lower according to Treasurer Peter Costello. Costello held a doorstop press conference in Canberra this morning to discuss the figures released ...

Homeowners wait on Reserve Bank decision this morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2003
Homeowners will again hold their collective breath today as they await the outcome of the Reserve Bank's board meeting. Economists are expecting the bank to lift the interest rate, but when it will move is proving difficult to predict. If rates stay ...

Economists expect sedate employment growth for September

Economists have forecasted that Australia's workforce is likely to grow at a more sedate pace in September after August's massive growth rate which culminated in the unemployment rate being at a 13-year low of 5.8 per cent. The median of market forecasts ...

Latest employment data released by the ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in its latest employment data for Australia have revealed that its trend figures indicate a 0.1 per cent reduction in full-time employment during August 2003to 6,781,200, but a rise of 1.4% for the year. Part-time ...

Retail sales edge higher by 1.1% during September

Retail sales across Australia has increased by 1.1 per cent during September, reflecting a continued strong consumer spending for the month according toe the financial services group Cashcard Australia's Retail Activity Index (RAI). "The Cashcard Retail ...

Midday Market Report: Dollar firm; All eyes on Japan

... McColough said. "And a lot of conviction that short positions are the ones to hold in Australia." He said given a weak payrolls figure is priced into the market it would be most unnerving should it show some strength in US jobs growth. "But I don't think ...

AMP stock jumps 30 per cent in September quarter

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
Investors who took an optimistic view of AMP Ltd have been rewarded for now, with the stock jumping more than 30 per cent in the September quarter and outpacing much of the market. But fund managers who took a strong view - positive or negative - should ...