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Westpac says not changed outlook for yr earnings growth

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2004
Westpac Banking Corp said today it has not changed its positive outlook for solid earnings growth for the full year. Chief executive officer David Morgan said that Westpac remains in solid financial shape. \"Despite some signs of increased competitive ...

Aust CPI rises 0.5% in June quarter

Australia\'s consumer price index rose 0.5% in the June quarter, for an annual rate of 2.5%, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. The CPI was unrevised in the March quarter at a rise of 0.9%. The CPI for market goods and services excluding volatile ...

Boutiques rewarded for good performance; Rainmaker

Boutique fund managers are gaining an increasing share of Australian equity funds under management and could soon command almost half the Australian equity investment market, Rainmaker Information said. According to Rainmaker data to the end of March  ...

Challenger in talks to sell UK properties for $762 mln: Report

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2004
Challenger Financial Services Group is in exclusive talks to sell its British property assets for 295 million pounds ($762 million) in one of Britain\'s biggest commercial property investment deals this year. The Australian newspaper reported that it ...

Aust June quarter final PPI rises 1.1%

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2004
Australia\'s producer price index at the final stage of production rose 1.1% in the June quarter for an annual rise of 2.3%, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. This compares with an unrevised rise of 0.6% in the March quarter. In the quarter ...

Real estate fairytale over but no crash in sight

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2004
Despite the end of the real estate fairytale in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia\'s economy is robust enough to prevent a residential market crash, property experts said on Tuesday. After gaining up to 20% a year since 2000, Australian capital city house ...

Aust business conditions strengthen in June qtr: survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2004
Australian business conditions strengthened in the June quarter, buoyed by a robust domestic economy, a new survey has shown. The National Australia Bank (NAB) survey found that after a significant slowing in early 2004, business conditions had stabilised ...

Aust building activity up 0.6% in March quarter: ABS

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2004
Building activity lifted 0.6% in the March quarter to $12.1 billion, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said today. The bureau said new residential building activity climbed 2.4% to a seasonally adjusted $7.0 billion. Alterations and additions to existing ...

Consumer inflationary expectations rise slightly in July: survey

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2004
Consumer expectations of inflation in the coming year rose slightly in July as the domestic economy showed signs of strengthening, a new survey has found. The Melbourne Institute survey showed consumer inflationary expectations edged up to 4.4% in July ...

Jap economy to grow faster than expected in 2004-2005: BoJ

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2004
Japan\'s central bank said on Tuesday it expects the economy to grow faster than its earlier forecasts in the current fiscal year, but consumer prices were seen marginally lower, in line with its estimates. \"Japan\'s economy is expected to gather stronger ...