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ABS releases latest data on housing finance for July 2003

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has said that the number of dwellings financed during the month of July had risen 9.6 per cent for the year to 57,686, but had fallen by 0.5% compared with the month of June. The bureau also said that there ...

Median forecast for housing finance by volume predicts flat outcome

The number of home loan approvals has remained steady at record levels in July while the median forecast for Australian housing finance by volume is for a flat outcome but predictions range from a 3.5 per cent rise to a 2% fall. Commonwealth Bank's ...

Senator Coonan reaffirms government's commitment to retirement savings

Senator Helen Coonan, the minister for revenue and assistant treasurer, has said that the superannuation surcharge reduction and co-contribution measures are aimed at removing the disincentive facing those able to save for their retirement and boosting ...

Mixed results for Macquarie's tollway projects for August 2003

Macquarie Infrastructure Group (MIG) has today announced the details of traffic use on its toll road projects in Toronto, Canada and in Sydney, reflecting mixed results for August. MIG owns 43 per cent of Toronto's 407 ETR, which recorded 166.185 million ...

Morning market wrap: US bonds stronger on weak employment data

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2003
US bond yields fell sharply Friday, following news non-farm payrolls tumbled 93,000 in August and compared with consensus forecasts of a small rise. The decline in July was also revised down to 49,000, although the unemployment rate was unchanged at ...

ASFA hails new co-contribution super arrangements

Retirement savings for lower income earners could be boosted by as much as 70 per cent, if they take advantage of the new co-contribution arrangements announced by the Government today, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

Job advertisements rise 1.5% in August: ANZ job advertisement series

... internet job advertisements fell by 6% in August to an average of 70,851 per week, partially reversing a 12.4% increase in July (which was partly attributable to the impact of the commencement of a new government employment services contract on the Australian ...

ASIC investigation yields yet another accused director

Former company director Karl Suleman today appeared in the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney and was committed to stand trial on four fraud charges arising from an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The ...

Domestic wines sales rise 5.1% for the year: ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has announced that the quantity of domestic wine sales had increased 5.1 per cent for the year, and 0.8% from June to July to 34.6 million litres. The volume of white table wine sales was 17.47 million litres ...

Midday market wrap: $A slips below 64 US cents

Japan's key Nikkei average was off opening highs by mid-morning on Thursday as buying of several exporters lost steam after the yen rose to a three-and-a-half month high against the US dollar. The Nikkei rose 0.4% while the Hang Seng gained 0.65%. Meanwhile ...