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S&P affirms Zurich Aust ratings, outlook stable

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2004
Standard & Poor\'s Ratings Services said today that it has affirmed its A insurer financial strength and counterparty credit ratings on nonlife insurer Zurich Australian Insurance (ZAIL), and life insurance subsidiary Zurich Australia (ZAL), together ...

Oil hits record high as Yukos told to stop sales

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2004
Oil prices hit their highest level in at least 21 years overnight after bailiffs ordered beleaguered giant Russian oil company Yukos to stop sales, threatening further strain on tight international supplies. The news intensified concerns over the lack ...

Proposal to abolish exit fees splits industry

A Federal Opposition proposal to stop super providers charging exit fees when investors leave their funds has been rejected by the major body representing Australia 's major retail funds. "I don 't think there 's a role for the Government to regulate ...

Family allowance boosts Australian retail sales in June

The federal government\'s family allowance benefit helped lift Australian retail sales to an uncharacteristically high level in June, a monthly index has revealed. The Cashcard Retail Activity Index for June, based on data from electronic card transactions ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2004
The Australian market is expected to open weaker following losses in the US as interest rate fears, sparked by lower than expected jobless figures and high oil prices, hit the markets. The Australian stock market finished in the red yesterday, with ...

US Fed holds key short-term rate steady

The Federal Reserve held a main short-term interest rate at a 46-year low today in an attempt to keep the US economy humming. Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and his Federal Open Market Committee colleagues - the group that sets interest rate policy in ...

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. ...