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Current account deficit up to nearly $12b in March qtr - ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2004
Australia's current account deficit worsened again in the first three months of the year, with consumer demand for imported goods outweighing a recovery in farm exports. The deficit increased 2% to just less than $12 billion, from a revised $11.8 billion ...

Aust trade gap narrows in April as farm exports recover - ABS

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2004
A jump in farm exports in April, particularly wheat, helped narrow Australia's trade gap with the rest of the world, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the trade deficit fell 8.9% to $1.8 billion, allowing for seasonal ...

Aust banks reap $9 billion from fees

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2004
Australian families are paying around $400 a year each in bank fees, a new study has shown. The Reserve Bank study showed banks reaped $8.7 billion from skyrocketing credit card fees and other charges. Bank fees paid by households rose 15% last year ...

Business urged to take advantage of Aust-Thai FTA

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2004
Australian businesses that moved quickly to take advantage of the free trade agreement with Thailand would be the most successful, Austrade said today. The agreement, the first Thailand has negotiated with a developed country, was expected to be signed ...

Aust merchandise imports fall 5.2% in April - ABS

Merchandise imports fell 5.2% in April to $10.82 billion, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said imports fell almost $600 million, with only beverages and tobacco, mineral fuels and manufactured goods rising in the ...

Fitch: investment properties more risky than owner-occupied

Fitch Ratings on Monday warned loans for investment properties were more risky in an economic downturn than loans for owner-occupied properties. The ratings agency said loans for investment properties had a higher probability of default in an economic ...

Aust property investment recovers in March - ABS

Property investment jumped in March, new figures showed today, the first increase after four months of decline following back-to-back interest rate rises last year. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said property investors borrowed 1.9% more in March ...

Housing finance may have finally risen in March: economists

Housing finance in Australia may have risen in March for the first time in six months, according to some economists, while others expect the nation's overheated property market to have continued to cool. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will ...

AMP says NZ restructuring to improve performance

AMP is transferring 10% of its Wellington based staff to Auckland as part of a strategy to improve the company's New Zealand performance. The restructuring of the 150-year-old firm was designed as part of a recovery programme mapped out after hefty ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2004
The Australian market is expected to open weaker following losses in the US as interest rate fears, sparked by lower than expected jobless figures and high oil prices, hit the markets. The Australian stock market finished in the red yesterday, with ...