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Australians abandon property investment plans

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2004
More than 100,000 Australians have abandoned plans to invest in property this year, according to research by Wizard Home Loans. The non-bank lender said research it commissioned found the number of Australians who planned to invest over the next 12 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2004
The Australian dollar has lost more ground against the United States dollar, which has continued to surge on ramped up market expectations for a US interest rate rise. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading at US$0.7608/13 compared with yesterday's ...

Farm income to lift 45 per cent in 2003-2004

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2003
Farmers should enjoy a 45 per cent lift in income this year but the drought and the stronger dollar will still make conditions tough. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE), in its last report of the year, said net cash ...

Morning Market Wrap: US dollar strong following Hussein capture

The Australian dollar lost ground against the US currency following news of the capture of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein yesterday. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7367/72 compared with Friday's close of 0.7412/17. During ...

ABA announces long-term initiative to improve financial literacy

... informed judgements and effective decisions about the use and management of their money. Australian Bankers' Association (ABA) chairman John McFarlane said, "Empowering people with the appropriate financial skills, knowledge and information ensures they ...

Coonan calls on Latham to back portability regulations

Labor has moved to disallow for a second time the government's superannuation portability regulations, in turn prompting a sharp reaction from the responsible minister, Senator Helen Coonan. "This is yet another example of baseless Labor opposition ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar continues to climb

The Australian dollar opened stronger today, buoyed by a weak US dollar and the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to lift overnight cash rates to 5.25 per cent yesterday. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7352/57 compared ...

Greater competition in small business banking market: report

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2003
... for a piece of the pie, according to a new report. The independent report by KPMG, for the Australian Bankers' Association (ABA), showed a 25 per cent increase in the number of business transaction account providers in the past two years. Small businesses ...

RBA lifts cash rate to 5.00%

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today raised the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 5.00 per cent. The move is the RBA's first shift in monetary policy for 17 months. In a statement, the central bank said interest rates had been set low in ...

ABA welcomes RBA credit card reform

The Australian Bankers' Association (ABA) today welcomed the commencement of the new interchange pricing regulation; what it termed "the effective end of the credit card reform process". "This regulation means that average interchange fees will fall ...