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New lending figures point to cooling economy

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2004
New lending figures today pointed to a further slowing of the Australian economy, with a sizeable drop in commerce finance in November. ABS figures found commercial finance lending down 18.30%, seasonally adjusted, in November following a large rise ...

Housing finance falls 3.9% in November

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2004
New figures today pointed to a further cooling in the housing market, with a drop in owner-occupied housing finance in November. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said the total housing finance commitments in November were down 3.%, seasonally adjusted ...

Jobs figures strengthen expectations of further rate hike

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2004
Better-than-expected jobs growth in December strengthened expectations of a further rate hike next month as figures showed unemployment remained at 14-year lows. Treasurer Peter Costello said the December jobless rate of 5.6%, the same as November ...

Unemployment rate 5.6% in December: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2004
The jobless rate for December remained steady at a 14-year low of 5.6%, new figures showed today. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that total employment rose by 29,600 to 9.66 million, on a seasonally adjusted basis. Full-time ...

Exports drop on back of dollar/drought

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2004
Australia's export success story is coming to an end with new figures showing large drops in sales to key markets including Asia over the past two years. A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade report into exports of primary and manufactured products ...

ANZ job ads fall 10.7 percent

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2004
Australian job advertisement in major metropolitan newspapers fell 10.7 per cent in December to their lowest levels since April 2003. The fall in the ANZ job ad figures follows seven consecutive increases, but was still 0.9 per cent higher than the ...

Midday Market Wrap: Slightly weaker $A on quiet trading day

The Australian dollar is slightly weaker at noon, after the US dollar found some strength on better-than-expected unemployment figures overnight. At 1200 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7391/96 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7417/22. ...

Morning Market Wrap: $A opens weaker after US dollar strengthens

The Australian dollar opened weaker today after the battered US dollar found some impetus on better-than-expected unemployment figures overnight. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7398/03 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7417/22. ...

Midday Market wrap: $A weaker at noon, bonds firmer

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2003
The Australian dollar was slightly weaker at noon, as it retreated in local trading after hitting a new six-year high for the second consecutive session overnight. The local unit reached a peak of 74.55 US cents against the greenback early in the overnight ...

Morning Market Wrap: $A rises to fresh six-year high overnight

The Australian dollar rose to a fresh six-year high above 74.50 US cents overnight as traders anticipated key US economic data would show inflation remained weak. At 0700 AEDT the local unit was trading at $US0.7432/37 compared with yesterday's close ...