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Economists expect 1.3 per cent GDP growth in September quarter

Strong household consumption is expected to have quickened the pace of economic growth in Australia in the three months to September as the economy rebounds from a soft patch in the June quarter. The AAP economic indicator for December showed gross ...

Total managed funds during the September quarter is $671.4 billion: ABS

The total value of superannuation funds during the September quarter was $319.72 billion, whilst in the June quarter the figure was $310.53 billion, and $285.06 billion during the September quarter of 2002, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar stronger; market waits for RBA meeting

The Australian dollar opened stronger today amid broad US dollar weakness and a rise in the price of gold. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7232/37 compared with Friday's close of 0.7217/23. The local unit reached a high of $US0.7259 ...

ING property trust transforms itself into 3rd largest on NZE

ING Property Trust has transformed itself into the third largest property trust on the New Zealand stock exchange by formalising a deal to buy $282.7 million worth of land and buildings. Trust unit-holders yesterday approved the purchase of 71 properties ...

First home buyers housing affordability falls to record low

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
Housing affordability for first home buyers fell to a record low for the second quarter running, dropping by 9.4 per cent in the September quarter, according to the Commonwealth Bank/HIA Housing Report. The report said Australian housing affordability ...

Business investment likely to keep rising: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
Business investment was likely to keep rising in 2003/04, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said capital expenditure rose 4.1 per cent in the September quarter to $13.9 billion, with spending on building and structures ...

HGL posts 24 per cent jump in year net profit

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
Diversified investment group HGL Ltd said it would continue to look for import and distribution business acquisitions after posting a 24 per cent increase in annual net profit. The company reported net profit of $9.938 million for the year ending September  ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar back above $US0.7200

The Australian dollar opened stronger today, back above $US0.7200, after the US dollar slid against major currencies given geopolitical concerns in thin trading ahead of Thanksgiving. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at $US0.7237/42 compared ...

Tower announces return to profit

Decisive remedial action has helped push Tower Limited back into the black, chairman Olaf O'Duill said today. The trans-Tasman financial services group announced a $NZ5.5 million ($A4.9) net profit for the six months to September. However, reflecting ...

Building work done in September quarter rises 0.7 per cent: ABS

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2003
The value of building work done in the three months to September recovered 0.7 per cent, new figures showed today, after falling for the first time in two years the previous quarter. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the total of $11.4 ...