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Afternoon market report: Trade thins as Melbourne Cup takes precedence

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
The Melbourne Cup took centre stage as afternoon trade on the Australian share market slowed to a dribble, although the broader market indexes still managed to end the day in positive territory. "The market was a lot stronger earlier in the day when ...

Australian business increasingly bullish on 2004

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2003
Australian businesses remain bullish about 2004 with capital investment intentions on the rise, a survey has found. The October Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) survey shows the business outlook is much stronger than it was at the same time in 2002. D&B Australia ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar sinks below $US0.7000

The Australian dollar sank below $US0.7000 overnight as the United States dollar swept to strength on the back of a resurgent US manufacturing sector. The Australian dollar slumped by nearly a full US cent in New York following manufacturing data at ...

Retail trade up 0.6% in September

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
Retail sales rose again in September for the ninth month in a row as shoppers spent up large on homewares, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said retail trade rose 0.6 per cent, defying market expectations for a fall ...

RBA likely to keep interest rates on hold till early 2004: ICAP

Michael Thomas, senior economist at ICAP, has said that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will keep interest rates on a holding pattern till early 2004 and are unlikely to be concerned by inflationary pressures, saying that they are well within control. ...

Inflation may slide below RBA target

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
Underlying inflation fell in October and is in danger of sliding below the bottom of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) target of between two and three per cent, an inflation gauge showed today. The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute experimental ...

Melbourne Cup Day looms as d-day for interest rates

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
Punters could be paying more on their home loans by the end of the week, although economists said the Reserve Bank was odds-on to leave interest rates on hold for another month at least. The Reserve Bank board faces a tough call when it meets on Tuesday ...

Latest US GDP growth could herald gains in equities in the short-run

State Street Global Advisors have confirmed the stunning 7.2 per cent growth in US GDP in the September quarter by saying that growth during the fourth quarter would likely be atleast 4%. Economists say the benefits of this US growth is great, as Australian ...

ASIC clears way for new exchanges to set up in Australia

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has further fleshed out the regulatory regime covering foreign providers of financial services, this week releasing a new policy statement (PS) for operators of exchanges and financial markets. ...

Morning Market Wrap: Caution ahead of data releases

The Australian share market is likely to post cautious gains, after an upbeat lead from Wall St at the weekend. A swag of local economic data due out today should also give some direction to investors. National retail sales figures for September, and ...