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Daily economic update

Australia's terms of trade continue to improve in the December quarter as the increase in the price of our exports outpaces the growth in import prices. Based on latest ABS data released today, Australian export prices rose by 2.2 per cent in the fourth ...

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

The Westpac/Melbourne Institute leading index of economic activity rose by 1.3 points (0.6 per cent) to 234.2 in November from 232.90 in the previous month, suggesting continued decent growth in the Australian economy in the next three to nine months. ...

Daily economic update

The slowdown in the Australian property market continues. According to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) the total value of dwelling finance commitments -- excluding alterations and additions -- fell by 0.4 per cent ...

Macquarie leads in project finance

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2006
Macquarie Bank continues to dominate Australasia's project finance markets, well ahead of nearest rival JP Morgan, according to East & Partners' annual Australasian project finance report. Macquarie was involved in more than half of all transactions ...

City slickers to face higher bankruptcy rates: ITSA

The latest statistics from Insolvency and Trustee Services Australia (ITSA) paint a dire picture of the incidence of bankruptcies in the eastern states, brought on by rising petrol and household living costs. According to ITSA, bankcruptcies in the ...

Weekly economic round-up

The Australian dollar's link to commodity prices remains intact. The local currency closed last week's trading at US75.55c - its highest level in a month on the back of the continued rally in commodity prices. Although softer at 351.8 points at the ...

Daily economic update

The US trade deficit narrowed to US$64.2 billion in November, from US$68.1 billion in the previous month, and was better than the expected US$66.1 billion. While the narrower trade gap is welcome, it remains the third highest deficit on record. US exports ...

Daily economic update

The Australian economy added 2,100 jobs in December, taking the total number of employed persons to 10.033 million from 10.031 million in the previous month. Full-time employment decreased by 4,800 to 7.141 million while part-time employment increased ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2006
The Australian share market is likely to open higher, with a strong lead from Wall Street and higher gold and oil prices overnight. Yesterday the local market resumed its record-setting run, led forward by the major banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 was ...