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Corporate credit outlook stable for 2004

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2004
Credit quality in Australia and New Zealand should stabilise in 2004 after a spike in corporate ratings downgrades last year, according to ratings agency Standard & Poor's. "The credit environment appears to have stabilized, with the majority of rated ...

Midday Market Wrap: Stocks weaker at noon

The Australian share market was marginally weaker at noon, as it looked for positives following a negative lead from Wall Street overnight. By 1201 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was 5.3 points lower at 3213.5 while the all ordinaries index fell ...

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

... financial markets that stellar growth in the third quarter was finally prompting companies to take on new workers. While the spike in Challenger's job cut tally was unlikely to affect the government's October payrolls report -- most planned layoffs take ...

Morning Market Report: US GDP surges at 7.2%; Dollar hits $US0.7100 overnight

... economy. US gross domestic product surged at a 7.2 per cent annual rate in the July-September period, causing Wall St to spike early in the session before some profit taking set in. By 0710 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange the December share price ...

Rise in building approvals expected: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2003
A small rise in building approvals in September is expected to keep Australia's housing sector bubbling along at high levels, economists said. Building approvals for September are due for release by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Friday and ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar hits six year high

The Australian dollar charged above $US0.6900 overnight to hit its highest level in nearly six years as the United States dollar crumbled across the board. The local unit hit $US0.6920 in New York - its highest level since January of 1998. At 0700 the ...

Afternoon market wrap: $A rockets to five-and-a-half year high

The Australian dollar rocketed to its highest level in five-and-a-half years today and looks set to fly past 70 US cents this year. Its faster than expected rise has some currency experts now raising their expectations about how high the local dollar ...

Midday market wrap: Nikkei edges up while All Ords deteriorate

Japan's Nikkei stock average edged up by midday on Wednesday, with the topside capped after investors focused on indications of a slowdown in improvements to sentiment in the Bank of Japan's "tankan" corporate survey. The Australian stock market continued ...

AMP stock jumps 30 per cent in September quarter

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
... troubled fund manager and life insurer ended the quarter more than one-third higher than they began it, mainly because of a spike that began last month when National Australia Bank Ltd launched a $205 million dollar raid on its shares. NAB now controls ...

Higher budget surplus has little economic implications: HSBC economist

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
... really just a mis-forecast it's not something in my view that the treasurer should be congratulated on." Dr Edwards said the spike in surplus had no particular implication for the economy going forward. "It doesn't necessarily mean the tax base will ...