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All eyes this week on RBA governor speech: economists

Reserve Bank Governor Ian Macfarlane will this week outline the global economy's impact on Australia, with analysts watching hawkishly for any indication of future policy. With the RBA deciding last week to hold official interest rates, there will be ...

OECD says recovery slowing in US, eurozone

Economic recovery is on track in the worlds biggest industrialised countries but is slowing somewhat in the United States and the eurozone, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said today. The OECD said its composite leading indicator ...

Consumer inflationary expectations rise sharply in April

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
Consumer expectations of inflation in the coming year rose sharply this month despite recent developments suggesting less upward pressure on prices, a new survey has shown. The Melbourne Institute survey found consumer inflationary expectations increased ...

Employment growth likely returned to solid levels in March

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
Australia's employment growth was likely to have returned to more solid levels in March but there was weakness ahead as the housing sector continued its downturn, according to economists. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will publish March ...

WA state Budget to be handed down on May 6

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2004
The West Australian government will hand down its election-year Budget on May 6, with tax cuts widely tipped. Treasurer Eric Ripper today said the government would deliver a financially responsible Budget focused on the needs of West Australian families. ...

Regional banks look to business lending, wealth management: KPMG

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
Australia's regional banks are set to benefit from improving business lending and wealth management operations, as consumer and home lending cools, according to KPMG. KPMG's latest survey of regional banks, released today, showed the sector grew net ...

Australian financial system overall is in good shape: RBA

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2004
The Australian financial system is currently in overall good shape, the Reserve Bank of Australia said today in its first Financial Stability Review. Banks, the most important financial intermediaries from a systemic risk perspective, were in a particularly ...

Westpac says cash earnings ahead for same period in 2003

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2004
Westpac chief financial officer Philp Chronican said today the bank's cash earnings for all it major businesses were tracking ahead of the same period in 2003. Speaking at the Credit Suisse First Boston Asian Investment conference, Mr Chronican also ...

CPA launches register to help boardrooms comply with regulations

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2004
The certified accountants organisation, CPA Australia, has launched a new register aimed at helping companies comply with regulatory requirements and appoint independent directors to boards. The CPA Directors Register lists CPA members with the training ...

Promina announces $250 million reset preference shares

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2004
Insurer Promina Group said today that it had today made an offer of up to $250 million in reset preference shares as part of its long term capital management program. CFO Harold Bentley said the RPS offer was part of the group's long term capital management ...