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National wage cost index rises 0.6% in the June quarter: ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today released the latest figures on Australia's wage cost index for the June quarter, revealing a 0.6 per cent increase from the previous quarter. The change for the year was also highlighted as being 3.6% ...

Moody's rates Westpac trust preferred securities issue

Moody's Investors Service has assigned a rating of A2 to Westpac Banking Corp's $US750 million issue of trust preferred securities. The outlook for the rating is stable. Moody's said the A2 rating is two notches lower than Westpac's senior debt obligations ...

Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold for 14th month in a row

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced today that the official cash rate would stay at 4.75 per cent, the third longest rates freeze (14 months in a row) since it began announcing rate movements in 1990. Tim Toohey, senior economist at JW ...

Holcim Finance prices $260 million MTN

Holcim Finance Australia today priced the Australian bond market's largest ever BBB-plus debt issue in its debut offering to the local market. The two tranche $260 million medium term note (MTN) offering was oversubscribed with both domestic and offshore ...

Rain leads to improved confidence: NAB Agribusiness survey

WITH AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2003
Falling rain in many parts of Australia has improved confidence in the rural business sector despite weak conditions in the June quarter, the National Australia Bank (NAB) quarterly Agribusiness survey has found. Australia's agribusiness sector remained ...

Australian trade gap widens due to stronger dollar, more imports: economists

Economists have said today that Australia's monthly trade gap is expected to have widened to at least $2 billion in June as the stronger Australian dollar is having a negative effect on trade, and imports have also risen. "In particular (exports) will ...

Higher gross salaries in recent times amongst Australians: ABS

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in its latest release of household incomes and income distribution has said that income tax liability of households had increased in recent years, reflecting higher gross incomes and an increasing number of ...

Lowest quarterly consumer price movement in four years: ABS

The latest figures on the Australian consumer price index (CPI) for the June quarter revealed the lowest quarterly movement since the March quarter of 1999, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said today. With a nil change in the CPI for all groups ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares and bonds both stronger

The Australian share market strengthened in afternoon trade, closing 19.6 points higher at 3,068.6. The gains followed strong advances overnight in major offshore markets, and the release locally of a favourable mix of economic data. The ABS reported ...

Australia's economic growth rate to pick up: Westpac

The latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity has predicted that Australia's economic growth rate is likely to pick up in the first half of 2004. The index shows the likely pace of economic activity for six to nine months ...