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Retail trade increases 0.8% to $15.12 billion in July: ABS

Retail Trade in Australia had reached $15.12 billion in July, reflecting an increase of 0.8 per cent in value compared with the month of June, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said. This follows revised increases of 1.2% in June 2003 and 0.2% ...

AMP reveals new wrap products for three dealer groups

AMP has announced that new wrap products - the first from the ASGARD eWRAP platform - are now available in its three aligned dealer groups. These wrap products are the PortfolioCare eWRAP - for the Hillross Financial Services dealer group, Rhapsody ...

Federal Government welcomes ASIC investment banking report

The Federal Government has welcomed the release of a report by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) into the independence of research analysts in the investment banking industry. "The review will be a very valuable contribution ...

Building approvals rise 2.1% for July: ABS

Building approvals across Australia during the month of July was 15,029, a rise of 2.1 per cent from June's figure and a rise of 3.7% for the year, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The Bureau also said that the approvals for private ...

Midday market wrap: Nikkei rises to highest level since July 2002

All ordinaries increased slightly in trading this morning, rising higher by 0.33 per cent almost mirroring the 0.44% rise in the US Dow Jones index over the weekend. Meanwhile, the Tokyo based Nikkei index rose significantly (1.7%) in this morning's ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares end modestly higher

The All Ordinaries closed 6.0 points higher at 3,202.9, supported by a further round of strong corporate earnings results. Gains were relatively broad-based, although the major banks all ended lower on the day. AMP closed 32c higher at $6.67, while ...

July's trade deficit widens to nearly $2.4 billion: ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has said that Australia's balance on goods and services in its international trade stood at a deficit of $2.40 billion, at July, a fall of 15 per cent compared with the previous month's figures. Exports of goods ...

Former WA directors banned by ASIC

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has banned Alwyn Robert Healy and Richard Douglas Wheeler, of Wanneroo WA, from managing any company for five years. Messrs Healy and Wheeler were both directors of the failed companies Healy ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks, bonds shrug off strong data

US share markets ended the session only marginally higher, despite further evidence the economic recovery is gathering momentum. Earlier in the day the Conference Board announced its index of consumer confidence jumped 4.3 points to 81.3 in August ...

Morning market wrap: US shares broadly steady

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2003
Major US share market indexes ended narrowly mixed, hampered by thin volumes and a renewed rise in bond yields. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 31.2 points (0.3%) to close at 9,317.6, while the broader S&P 500 inched up by less than a point to ...