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Refinancing of existing housing loans hits record high: ABS

... in April were for the purpose of refinancing an existing loan. The average loan value was $176,900 in April, up from a figure of $171,800 in March. The ABS data also revealed a total of 52,507 dwellings being financed in April, down 1.9% from March's ...

House prices rise by 3.4% in March quarter: ABS

House prices in Australian capital cities rose by an average of 3.4 per cent in the March quarter, according to figures today released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Brisbane has experienced the steepest rise in prices over the last 12 ...

RBA hints at interest rate cut due to international downturn

... growth of credit in the domestic economy. "Aggregate credit has grown by 13% over the past year, which is quite a high figure in an economy where nominal GDP has grown by 6%," he said. "When we look more closely, we find that household credit has grown ...

Interest rates and strength of Australian dollar to rise: NAB

The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cash rate is expected to remain unchanged at 4.75 per cent till the March quarter of 2004 and may rise to 5% in June 2004 and onwards to 5.25% in September 2004, according to National Australia Bank (NAB) predictions. ...

ASIC absolves Platinum over misleading Herald advertisement

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) today said it was satisfied that Platinum Asset Management was not responsible for an advertisement that appeared in The Sydney Morning Herald on May 28 that included out-of-date performance ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries edge higher

The All Ordinaries edged slightly higher this afternoon as the banking sector returned positive figures in trading across the board. Of the major stocks, Qantas shares dipped $0.03 to $3.27 in an otherwise uneventful day in the stock market. The latest ...

Retail figures rise 1.2% to $14.83 billion in April: ABS

Retail trade, hospitality and services activity increased 1.2 per cent in April to $14.83 billion, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The figures were 6.1% higher than the estimated total turnover as compared to April 2002 figures. ...

Dealer groups bearish on outlook for property

... remaining 35% are equally split between those who expect a stable market and those who expect domestic shares to fall. The figure expecting a rise is significantly lower than the 96% indicated in the April survey of dealer group, although it must be ...

Company profits before income tax rises 20.7% in the March quarter

... Company profits before income tax increased 20.7 per cent from the December 2002 quarter to the March quarter while the figure rose 44% over the past twelve months. In the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data released today, the income from ...

Total managed funds fall 2% to $624.21 billion: ABS

... investment managers had $628.1 billion in funds under management, down $9.1 billion (1%) from the revised December quarter 2002 figure. They managed $430.3 billion (69%) of consolidated managed funds' assets, down from 72% at March 2002.