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Inflation slows to lowest in more than four years

Inflation has slowed to the lowest level in more than four years despite increases in the price of fruit and vegetables, petrol and medication in recent months. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said prices rose 0.9% in the March quarter, slightly ...

Australian dollar hits new low for the year overnight

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2004
The Australian dollar dipped to its lowest level for the year overnight and could fall further over the next few months if the US dollar continues to strengthen on the prospect of a US interest rate hike. At 0900 AEST the local currency was trading ...

Newspaper job ads rise 0.3% in March: ANZ

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 APR 2004
The number of Australian newspaper job advertisements in March rose to their highest level since October 2002, an ANZ jobs survey showed. According to the March ANZ job ads survey, the number of newspaper jobs rose by 0.3%, seasonally adjusted, to an ...

Home building surged in December quarter: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2004
Home building activity surged in the three months to December, new figures showed today. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said the number of new homes begun in the December quarter rose more than eight per cent, above analysts' expectations. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar has opened weaker after selling of the euro and sterling against the United States dollar overnight dragged the local currency down. At 7am (AEDT) the local currency was trading at 75.88 US cents compared with yesterday's close ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2004
The Australian dollar shed one US cent overnight and the euro had its biggest decline since its launch after United States dollar buying triggered panic selling of the currencies. At 0700 AEDT the local currency was trading $US0.7636-40 compared with ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2004
The Australian share market is likely to continue its recent good run and make solid gains at the open, reflecting stronger international markets overnight. At the close yesterday, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 20.8 points at 3381.4 - its highest ...

Internet job adverts at three-year high

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2004
The number of internet job ads in Australia is now at its highest level in almost three years, despite the effects of recent interest rate rises and the high Australian dollar. The Olivier Internet Job Index, with 114,279 jobs counted in February, is ...

Market Wrap

U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as investors locked in gains from the previous session after disappointing jobless claims data and lackluster earnings news. No. 2 computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. dragged down the Dow Jones industrial average after saying ...

US Federal Reserve holds key short-term rate at 1%

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2004
The Federal Reserve, not wanting to upset the economic recovery, held a main short-term interest rate at a 45-year low today. Wrapping up a two-day meeting - the first regularly scheduled session of the year - Fed chairman Alan Greenspan and his colleagues ...