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Higher budget surplus has little economic implications: HSBC economist

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2003
A better than expected budget surplus was not necessarily an indication that the economy was performing stronger than expected, according to economists. Australia's 2002/03 Budget produced a final surplus of $7.5 billion, compared to the $3.9 billion ...

International trade deficit narrows to $1.9 billion in August: ABS

Australian exports of goods and services rebounded by five per cent in August, helping to push the trade deficit back below $2.0 billion, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has reported. In a tentative sign foreign demand may finally be strengthening ...

Banks, resources supported, telcos challenged : Citigroup

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2003
An improving global economic outlook and a stabilising credit environment supports the bank and resources sector while operating conditions for telecommunications remain challenging, a credit analyst said today. While corporate bond supply remains patchy ...

New Zealand growth slows in second quarter, figures reveal

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2003
New Zealand's economy grew at its slowest pace in 11 quarters in the three months to June 30, hit by a power supply crisis, the SARS virus and weak exports, according to data released today. Gross domestic product rose 0.2 per cent in the second quarter ...

ATO to crack down on GST evasion

The tax office will take a tougher approach to consumers paying "under-the-table" for services following recommendations from a special black economy taskforce. The report, released yesterday by Tax Commissioner Michael Carmody, said the introduction ...

Macquarie Airports record increased traffic for August

Macquarie Airports (MAp) has announced that its airports had shown an increase in traffic numbers during the months of August. "MAp is pleased to report that in August all airports in the portfolio showed an increase in traffic numbers when compared ...

CBA to cut domestic workforce by 3,700

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) today said it would cut its domestic workforce by about 3,700 over three years as part of a revamp of its customer service operations. The cuts would be between July 2003 and June 2006, the bank said. The bank ...

Domestic economy to continue fast growth: IMF outlook

Australia will continue to be one of the fastest growing advanced economies in the world next year, according to the IMF the September 2003 World Economic Outlook. Despite the weak global economy and the lingering impact of the drought, the IMF forecasts ...

UFM widens wholesale portfolio with two new funds

United Funds Management Ltd (UFM), part of the SMF group, has established two new wholesale funds: the United High Yield Fund (UHYF) and the United Cash Management Fund (UCMF). "We aim to satisfy the change in investor sentiment towards more income ...

Focus on China-US bilateral trade in upcoming Dubai summit: ICAP

G7 finance ministers are to get together this weekend in Dubai to compare notes, whilst the outlook for economic growth appears to be better than it has been for some years, economists at ICAP said in their Weekly Insights report released today. ICAP ...