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ANZ buys NBNZ for $4.915 billion

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2003
ANZ Banking Group Ltd is set to become one of the leading banks in New Zealand after agreeing to acquire the National Bank of New Zealand (NBNZ) from London's Lloyds TSB for $A4.915 billion. The purchase price is below the $6.5 billion Lloyds was believed ...

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 ...

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 ...

Annualised growth rate beats long term trend: Westpac/MI

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2003
Australia's economic growth would continue to improve in the second half of 2003 and into the first half of 2004, according to the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity. The annualised growth rate of the index, which normally ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar breaks $US0.7000

The Australian dollar opened stronger today, bursting through the $US0.7000 for the first time since November 1997, driven by a weaker US dollar and talk of a free trade agreement between Australia and China. At 0700 AEST the Australian dollar was trading ...

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 ...

Business conditions strengthen significantly: NAB survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2003
Business conditions strengthened significantly in the September quarter, with confidence up sharply, according to the latest National Australia Bank survey. Business activity accelerated and there are encouraging signs the worst is over for rural and ...

ASX reports $19.4 million profits in Q1

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2003
The Australian Stock Exchange Ltd said today that it had achieved an unaudited profit of $19.4 million for the three months to September 30, 2003. This is the highest quarterly profit on record and is up 15.8 per cent on the previous corresponding period. ...

Maccquarie Airports peaks on Sydney Airport earnings jump

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2003
Sydney Airport has reported a dramatic rise in quarterly earnings, propelling shares in part owner Macquarie Airports (MAp) to their highest intraday levels in 16 months. Southern Cross, the Macquarie-led consortium which owns Sydney Airport, reported ...

Morning Market Wrap: US key indices up

The Australian share market is likely to make moderate gains at the open following a mild increase in key United States indices on Friday. By 0708 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange the December share price index contract, a key indicator of trading ...