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Consumer expectations fall to 3.9% in November

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2003
... was more consistent with recent economic developments which suggest benign inflationary expectations. In the September quarter the consumer price index rose a mild 0.6 per cent to be 2.6 per cent higher over the year. In addition, the rising Australian ...

Average weekly earnings growth slows in August: ABS

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2003
... compared to 0.4 per cent in the private sector. The figures contrast with yesterday's wage cost index for the September quarter, which showed wage growth picking up as the jobless rate fell.

Platforms continue strong growth in third quarter: Assirt

Inflows into investment platforms continued to strengthen in the September quarter, and the major banks are increasingly grabbing the lion's share of new money, according to preliminary data released by research house Assirt. Among the top ten providers ...

Wage growth should continue: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2003
... is unlikely to affect inflation, according to economists. The Australian Bureau of Statistics will report the September quarter Wage Cost Index (WCI) today, and for the first time the figures will be seasonally adjusted. Economists said the quarterly ...

Morning Market Wrap: Market opens low

... Westpac/Melbourne Institute will release its November consumer confidence survey while the Australian Bureau of Statistics' September quarter wage cost index and lending finance data are due. The Australian stock market dropped by nearly one per cent ...

NAB survey reveals unrelenting business strength in October

... in forward orders and in business confidence. The survey reveals that the acceleration of growth through the September quarter has been maintained into the first part of the December quarter. The surge in both forward orders and confidence suggests that ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar hits fresh highs

... today, National Australia Bank's October monthly business survey is due while the Australian Bureau of Statistics September quarter manufacturing production data will be released. In equities, National Australia Bank will hand down its annual results ...

Lure of high yields attracts global fund investments in Australia

... central banks are normalising interest rates." When asked about the robust 7.2% GDP growth in the US over the September quarter, Mr Koukoulas said that it is likely a one-off phenomenon and is a result of pent-up consumer demand, as consumers minimised ...

RBA likely to keep interest rates on hold till early 2004: ICAP

... figures for the US GDP, again released last week indicating a 20-year high growth rate of 7.2 per cent for the September quarter, and said that there were no direct implications to the Australia except that it bodes well for exports. Mr Thomas did say ...

Melbourne Cup Day looms as d-day for interest rates

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2003
... year indicates credit is too cheap, and an AAP survey shows the economy is expected to have raced ahead in the September quarter after a soft patch in July. Access Economics also reported a 14.3 per cent rise in planned business investment over the year ...