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NZCC blocks AirNZ/Qantas alliance

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
New Zealand's competition watchdog today blocked Qantas Airways Ltd and Air New Zealand Ltd's proposed alliance, arguing it would damage competition and increase airfares. The New Zealand Commerce Commission (NZCC) said airfares could have jumped by ...

Afternoon market wrap: Stronger dollar hurts stocks, lifts bonds

The strengthening Australian dollar left the Australian share market weaker today, with major resource stocks leading the way down. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed 33.2 points weaker at 3266.3. The dip in the Australian market followed strong ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar and bonds stronger

The Australian dollar was stronger at noon, above 70 US cents as a host of international and domestic factors support its strength. At 1200 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7053/59 compared with yesterday's close of 0.7005/10. It had traded ...

Macquarie Securitisation passes $20 billion insurance milestone

Macquarie Securitisation announced today that its PUMA Masterfund P-9 Series A domestic bond issue - launched on October 15 - has been priced, lifting total funds raised through the program to $20 billion. "This issue, our fourth for the year, takes ...

New Appointment at Bernstein

Bernstein Investment Research and Management (Bernstein), the subsidiary of Alliance Capital Management Australia and manager of the AXA Australian equity funds, has announced the appointment of a third equities analyst. Mark Harrision joins the Bernstein ...

CPI within the medium-term inflation target band: Costello

Federal Treasurer Peter Costello has said that the latest CPI data shows that inflation remains moderate with the 0.6 per cent increase in the September quarter and the 2.6% increase for the year to September reflecting that the CPI is within the medium-term ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: Market low on anticipated Wall Street losses

The Australian sharemarket closed lower today, weighed down by the anticipation of losses on Wall Street tonight. After holding firm across the morning session, the local bourse eased off in the afternoon, succumbing to pressure from a weaker News Corp ...

ABS announces a 0.6% increase in the September quarter's CPI

There has been a 0.6 per cent increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the September quarter of 2003, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. The bureau also said that the CPI had increased 2.6% for the year to September. The highest ...

Midday Market Wrap: No market effect from low CPI data

The Australian dollar was stronger at noon, remaining close to the $US0.7000 level it reached in overnight trade but not moving higher. At 1200 AEST the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.6988/93 compared with yesterday's close of 0.6939/44. Commonwealth ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares close at new highs

The Australian stock market bounced back into positive territory to hit a fresh 16-month high today amid a mixed performance by blue chip stocks. Market heavyweights News Corp and National Australia Bank pushed higher while Telstra and Cochlear suffered ...