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Significant increases in agricultural output in 2002: ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today released figures showing a record 14% increase to $39 billion in the estimated gross value of agricultural commodities from June 2001 to June 2002. The figure for the corresponding period in 2000-01 was ...

Investment Analysis: Correlation between Dow Jones, Nasdaq since 9/11

Overnight trading on the Dow Jones and Nasdaq pushed the indices in different directions, with the Dow Jones rising 71.22 points to 8265.45 while the Nasdaq fell 3.47 points to 1397.08. But research conducted by the Financial Standard reveals a very ...

Australians shifting investments to bank accounts: survey

Paul Cully Australians have deposited $76 billion into bank accounts during the last year, dwarfing the $47 billion they have pumped into investment vehicles, according to research by Rainmaker Information. The figures suggest that the desperate share ...

Indexed funds dumped as investors seek to beat benchmark: survey

Paul Cully Falling equity markets have taken their toll on indexed funds, with total funds under management (FUM) dropping by 12 per cent during the December quarter, according to Rainmaker Information's latest survey of Australian investment market. ...

Commercial lending finance down 15.2% for January

John Fernando The latest statistics on lending finance released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today showed that commercial financed dived by 15.2% to $19.86 billion for January 2003, from $23.42 billion in December 2002. The figures released ...

Midday market wrap: Banks fight back

All Ordinaries 2727.3 +54 NASDAQ 1340.78 +61.64 Dow Jones 7821.75 +269.68 FTSE-100 3486.90 +199.90 Hang Seng 8787.45 +0.00 Nikkei 225 8020.37 +151.81 Paul Cully Banking and finance shares moved sharply higher during the morning on the back of strong ...

Unemployment rate falls to 6% in February: ABS

John Fernando Australia's unemployment rate fell 0.1% from January to 6% in February, but the number of people in work has actually decreased, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The total number of people ...

Media giants back new $100 investment venture: report

John Fernando Cameron O'Reilly, son of Independent News and Media boss Tony O'Reilly, has started up a new investment firm called Bayard Capital with the backing of some of Australia's most prominent media figures, according to a report published in ...

Decrease in housing finance for January 2003: ABS

John Fernando The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest figures on housing finance for owner occupation in January show significant declines in the construction and the purchase of new dwellings in comparison to January 2003. The construction ...

Afternoon market wrap: AMP shares sink below $6.00 mark

John Fernando The All Ordinaries recovered in trading this afternoon to post smaller losses than expected. However investor confidence is at two-year lows whilst the All Ordinaries index is touching four-year lows. Investor confidence has been affected ...