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Weekly economic round-up

The Australian market continued its record-breaking run last week supported by continued gains in commodity prices, good earnings news out of the United States and stronger conviction for steady domestic interest rates. Last week's rally took the S&P/ASX ...

Daily economic update

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and financial markets will welcome the country's latest inflation figures. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that headline consumer prices rose by 0.5 per cent in the December quarter - less than ...

Weekly economic round-up

Last week's Australian economic data releases were mainly second-tier but nonetheless gave further evidence that domestic monetary policy will remain on hold in the near term. For instance, while the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) lending finance ...

Daily economic update

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today released lending finance figures for November. The figures showed commercial and lease finance commitments rising during the month while personal borrowing fell. The value of total commercial finance commitments ...

Daily Economic Update

... outlook in America. US consumer prices fell by 0.6 per cent in November -- its steepest decline since July 1949. The core CPI (ex-food and energy) rose BY 0.2 per cent. Expectations were for a decline of 0.4 per cent and a rise of 0.2 per cent, respectively. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer as a surge in oil and precious metal prices should help offset weakness in base metals. However, with a large volume of stock-specific news due, investors are likely to focus on that for the direction ...

Weekly Economic Roundup

Australian financial markets produced a positive performance during last week's trading activity. A strong uptrend in gold and copper prices supported the Australian dollar, rising to US$0.735 at the close of last week's trading after opening at US$0.728. ...

Daily Economic Update

The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that average weekly ordinary time earnings (AWOTE) for adult full-time employees rose by 1.3 per cent in the August quarter, taking the year-on-year rate to 6.3 per cent. Private sector average weekly ordinary ...

Economic Roundup

... than market expectations for a rise of 3.1 per cent. The CPI for market goods and services excluding volatile items - core CPI - rose by 0.6 per cent in the September quarter from 0.3 per cent in the June quarter. This measure is up by 2.0 per cent in ...

Inflation surges but interest rates should stay put

... than market expectations for a rise of 3.1 per cent. The CPI for market goods and services excluding volatile items - core CPI - rose by 0.6 per cent in the September quarter from 0.3 per cent in the June quarter. Year on year, this measure is up by ...