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Dollar looks set for more solid gains

The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) uncanny record of buying foreign exchange low and selling high is likely to continue into the future as the central bank is expected to sell off more Australian dollars in the medium term. TD Securities chief strategist ...

Lure of high yields attracts global fund investments in Australia

Lured by the prospect of high yields in Australia, global fund managers are stepping up to the crease and are pumping large amounts of money here. TD Securities chief economist Stephen Koukoulas, in an exclusive interview with the Financial standard ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares, dollar end higher

The Australian share market made it into positive territory just before the close of trading today, despite being weighed down by the banking sector for most of the session. Gains by market heavyweight News Corp and resource stocks managed to reverse ...

Howard says no need for further rate hikes

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2003
Prime Minister John Howard has put the Reserve Bank on notice saying there is no reason to further increase rates. Hours after the bank increased rates by 0.25 percentage points, the first increase in 16 months, Mr Howard said he did not see any reason ...

ASIC made record enforcements in 2003-4: report

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2003
Australia's corporate regulator achieved a record 29 jail terms for white collar criminals in 2002-03, including stockbroker Rene Rivkin, its annual report reveals. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), said it achieved record ...

Unemployment at 20-year low: ABS

The latest labour force figures for Australia, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), have indicated an increase from 9,547,700 employed persons to 9,616,800 employed persons, a rise of 69,200 employed persons. The number of unemployed ...

St George reports strong lift in profit to $606 million

St George Bank Ltd today said it expected to enjoy double digit earnings per share growth in 2004 and 2005. St George said it expects to lift its EPS by 10 to 11 per cent in 2004 and again by double digit figures in 2005. The bank today reported a 64.2 ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks head lower on disappointing jobs data

U.S. stocks slipped on Tuesday as investors caught their breath after pushing major market gauges to fresh 2003 highs in the previous session and awaited more earnings and economic data later this week. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 19.63 ...

Midday market report: Shares surge higher on US data

The Australian stock market opened higher today following a surge by stocks on Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 16.6 points higher at 3273.1 in early trade while the all ordinaries index had leapt 20.0 points to 3273.1. Overnight ...

Australian business increasingly bullish on 2004

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
Australian businesses remain bullish about 2004 with capital investment intentions on the rise, a survey has found. The October Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) survey shows the business outlook is much stronger than it was at the same time in 2002. D&B Australia ...